Topic: CTB or STB

[M-dub]

ctb.
because they work.
I have not seen a compelling reason to switch to stb.

Yep... Pretty much.

[cadtag]

Chris, if you have access to Autodesk University, David Garrigues' class Civil 3DŽ Caffeinated Tips and Tricks: A Yard Sale, Tip #9 has some good arguments for using STB, and explains how to implement them. We still use CTB's, even though I've been pushing for STB for a few years.

Informative, however, it still doesnt address what to do if you are using Dimensions/Multileaders, in which the lines are different shading than the text.

If your Dimension Text uses a TTF font instead of an SHX, the the color/weight assigned to the text will have no affect on the plotted appearance of the text.  The TTF outline definition will over-ride.

[Chris]

unless you are applying a shaded value to the text (60%)  I'm working on getting a bold font so we dont need to use shaded text to make some text stand out.