RobH2 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 It's easy to see who is learning new software when they keep popping up asking newbie questions, isn't it? But, I am searching hard before I post, I promise. I'm learning 2d drawing. When I use the 'Sketch' tool in an 'icd' document, to say, draw a rectangle, dimensions for length and angle automatically show up as I draw. However, they are really tiny, about 2mm tall and unreadable. If I zoom in, they don't get larger. That's one issue. The other issue is I can't find how to globally change the height of text in dimensions that I place. I have to go in and manually adjust every one separately. So: 1. Is there a parameter somewhere to make the automatic drawing measurements, larger or have them get larger with zooming? 2. Where do I find the parameter to 'globally' set the dimension font size for dimensions I create with the 'Annotate' tools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1. Options, General, Dimension font size. 2. Go to Styles and Layers and edit your Dimension style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary OConnor Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 For the Dimension size on the Drawing, #2 above is the correct option to set the font size and type for dimension styles. This will change them globally when editing the styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelina Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Hello, Any ideas why I cannot edit the text font&size for my cusotm dimensions styles? When I change it, click "apply" and close it it doesn't update and when I go back to settings it's always Arial size 12 back again. This happens for all my drawings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 See video: DimFontSize.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelina Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Thank you so much Kevin! I appriciate your quick action. I would never have thought of that. This works. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH2 Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 I'm having a similar problem in 2020. My client sent me a DXF which I imported. The text height is fine in his drawing but if I add a dimension, the text height is about 1/10th the size of his. I'd like them to all be the same. The closest menu I can find to the video above is 'Style Manager.' If I look at the 'Properties' panel on the left and see that the 'Dimension Style' is 'Standard' I then open the 'Style Manager' and find 'Standard' under 'Dimstyle.' If I click on 'Standard' and go to the 'Text' tab, I can change the 'Text Height' field under 'Text Appearance.' I hit apply and the dimensions that were on the drawing I imported from the client all change to adapt to that size. But now, if I go to add my own dimensions, my text height is very tiny and unreadable. It does not respect the size change I just made. Apparently there is another place I need to make the global change and I can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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