Topic: Dim setting for placing text

[PHX cadie]

My memory is failing:

I'm on a dwg that came from a figure that someone did and they changed a dim setting that I can not remember.
What is happening is when placing a dimension, I pick the 2 points, then the third pick is where it places the text. Then I rt clk and place the text to the "home postion". Its not dimaso, my favorite (  ) the dims are intact, not as though exploded.

What's the dim variable to set the text to its home position?

Thanks !

[Krushert]

I believe this is it.  (up to R2005) and later maybe.

DIMUPT
System Variable   

Type:  Switch
Saved in:  Drawing
Initial value:  Off

Controls options for user-positioned text.

Off
 Cursor controls only the dimension line location
 
On
 Cursor controls both the text position and the dimension line location
 

[dan19936]

To change dimensions that are not at the home position (manually moved)

Command DIM1 > HOME > (select objects)

To control dimension styles with leader or no leader on text position, try DIMTMOVE.

Dan

[PHX cadie]

DIMUPT

That's the ticket, thanks!   

I must be gettin old dimupt doesn't even sound familiar

Thanks to dan also, Ill try that also, just came back from dimupt

[adalea03]

I use a litte routine to do a quick fix:

(defun c:ht ()
  (command "_dimedit" "h" "\\"))


Tony.