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DaveVikingPE
Structural
Welcome to V8.
Well, there's a button for stacked fractions, but it doesn't seem to do much, does it?
Well, there's a button for stacked fractions, but it doesn't seem to do much, does it?
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DaveVikingPE
Structural
Well, since I brought all my problems up to the attention of the big boss, V8.1 has been installed...
Let's see how stacked fractions does,
From the "Help" menu:
Stacked Fractions "...Causes numeric characters in the text window that are separated by a slash (/) to be placed in the model as single characters with the numerator over the denominator:"
OK, BUT
It doesn't tell you that you have to select the fraction-to-be-stacked and then click the little button, now does it?
Let's see how stacked fractions does,
From the "Help" menu:
Stacked Fractions "...Causes numeric characters in the text window that are separated by a slash (/) to be placed in the model as single characters with the numerator over the denominator:"
OK, BUT
It doesn't tell you that you have to select the fraction-to-be-stacked and then click the little button, now does it?
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Right -- but after you do that -- look at the ridiculous result. Evidently in MicroStation's attempt to create the look and feel of AutoCAD, they really bungled the stacked fractions. AutoCAD's stacked fractions (Rel 2000 and up) actually work better! MicroStation's stacked fractions since Ver. 2 or 3(the first versions I used) and up to SE were perfect. You remember all you had to do was hit the space bar, type X/X, hit the space again, and presto, a perfect stacked fraction.
DaveVikingPE
Structural
We'll just have to wait for V8.2, won't we...
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I learned something today that may help:
Go to the Element pull down menu, open Text Styles, select Font, click the Advanced tab, scroll down to the bottom and find Fractions, click in the Value column and a check mark should appear which is to signify that MicroStation's traditional stacked fractions are turned on for that font. You may have to try this for several fonts because not every font supports the traditional stacked fraction. Then this should allow you to create stacked fractions by hitting the space bar, type X/X, hit the space bar again, and hopefully, you will have a perfect stacked fraction.
I don't know if this method is limited to *.dgn files. Have to try it in *.dwg files to see if it will work there as well.
Fun, eh?
Go to the Element pull down menu, open Text Styles, select Font, click the Advanced tab, scroll down to the bottom and find Fractions, click in the Value column and a check mark should appear which is to signify that MicroStation's traditional stacked fractions are turned on for that font. You may have to try this for several fonts because not every font supports the traditional stacked fraction. Then this should allow you to create stacked fractions by hitting the space bar, type X/X, hit the space bar again, and hopefully, you will have a perfect stacked fraction.
I don't know if this method is limited to *.dgn files. Have to try it in *.dwg files to see if it will work there as well.
Fun, eh?
DaveVikingPE
Structural
Nice...
Man, I hate programs where you have to turn on/off all sorts of "hidden" crap before the damn thing works intuitively.
Man, I hate programs where you have to turn on/off all sorts of "hidden" crap before the damn thing works intuitively.
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