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TRACYGN1

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FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« on: July 13, 2006, 12:13:27 PM »
I am currently using Autocad 2000I and was dimensioning an object that had to be scaled up for clarity. I was using the fraction stacking for more room. I had to use the text override command to add the dimension lengh in and the stacking of the dimension feature does not work when I do this. Is there a way to still have the dimension stack fractions even though you override the dimension text.


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T.Willey

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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2006, 12:22:44 PM »
The text in dimensions is just Mtext, so just edit it with ddedit highlight the fraction, and then in the toolbar of the ddedit, you should see an area to stack the text.

Another thing you can do is apply a scale factor to the dimension object so that it will scale the dim text, so that you don't have to override it.  It's in the primary units area of the change props dialog.
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CADaver

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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2006, 12:37:19 PM »
Quote from: TRACYGN1 on July 13, 2006, 12:13:27 PM
I had to use the text override command to add the dimension lengh in ...
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... even though you override the dimension text.

:blink:

ummm... is everyone being nice to the newbie for some reason?


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LE

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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2006, 01:51:20 PM »
There was a FractDims.vlx that think (imaging) posted here..... where you can setup the minimum distance you want to consider for being place as fractional.... and it keeps your current dimstyle.... I'll have to check that.....

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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2006, 01:55:39 PM »
As mentioned, it is more desirable to utilize a dimension with a linear scale as opposed to overriding the dimension.
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Birdy

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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2006, 04:49:49 PM »
Quote from: CADaver on July 13, 2006, 12:37:19 PM
Quote from: TRACYGN1 on July 13, 2006, 12:13:27 PM
I had to use the text override command to add the dimension lengh in ...
...
... even though you override the dimension text.

:blink:

ummm... is everyone being nice to the newbie for some reason?


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Why not. It's such a friendly place.  :evil:  In any event, if he/she (what is it Tracy?) hangs around long, they will be assimilated.

And welcome Tracy.    :-)
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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2006, 02:23:09 AM »
Firstly... Welcome to theswamp Tracy (why do I keep wanting to put an "e" in your name ;-)

One question... why did an object have "to be scaled up for clarity"? (or am I seeing this wrong) Where I work we use the same information and use paperspace and viewports to create views with different scales.

Tracey :-)
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drizzt

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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2006, 09:48:09 AM »
Tracy,

I think if you can clarify the "scaled up" for us, we can help you from ever having to do this again, and from the numorous problems this will create in the future. One of which you have already discovered...dimensions!
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Arizona

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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2006, 01:38:42 PM »
Hi Tracy!
Welcome to the swamp!
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LE

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Re: FRACTIONAL Dimensioning
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2006, 03:44:51 PM »
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