How can I change the fill to none on dimensions?

[ericbuilds]

I select fill, none, and then when the dimension is created the attributes palette changes to a fill - a light grey color that I use alot. Is there a pull down menu for setting up these kind of attributes for dimensioning?

[jan15]

You have to set Fill to None when no objects are selected.

[cbaarch]

you also need to check if the class for Dimension

it set to "Use at creation"

if it is you need to either turn it OFF

or set the attributes the way you want them

[Jonathan Pickup]

an easy trick that I use is to turn on the VectorWorks preference:

No fill behind text.

This stops text and dimensions from getting the fill on them

[ericbuilds]

Thanks, that was helpful. I did change the vectorworks preference, and I did set dimension class attributes, in the classes dialog box.

[Ian M.]

I just started using Vectorworks 2024 and when I choose "Box Text" on my dimensions, the box is filled with a light blue fill even though the attributes palette is set to "None", and the class that the dimensions are assigned to is also set to "Fill Style: None" in the "Graphic Attributes" pane. Has Vectorworks added some new dimension feature?

Dimensions 2.pdf