Dimensions: text needs to be above witness lines always

[Christiaan]

Sometimes witness lines are drawn over the dimensions. Can this be fixed so that the dimensions always overlay the witness lines.

[QfanatiQ]

You can make your own dimension styles and handle it within that.

This is one style we have if the dimensions is unlikely to fit within the lines.

If you look at the second picture you will see the Edit Custom Dimension Standard dialogue box

On the far LHS you see the 1.59, this is the text distance above the base line. Then the third line 3.17 is the height of your dimension lines above the base line. Working with these figures will get the desired result you want.

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[QfanatiQ]

Did this help? Was it what you are looking for or did I totally miss the point?

[Christiaan]

Thanks Q but it's not the layout of the dimensions I'm concerned about. It's that the witness line is drawn forward of the text. This needs to be fixed so that the text is always forward of the witness line (so that when they do overlay each other the text obscures the witness line rather than the other way round).

[QfanatiQ]

Oh I see. Although this fixes it as well if your text is always above these lines.

I take it making the text have a solid fill would have other implications that you would prefer not to deal with?

Those aside, it would make sense to have a default of text infront of these lines.

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[Christiaan]

I take it making the text have a solid fill would have other implications that you would prefer not to deal with?

Solid fill doesn't solve the problem. My screenshot above has solid fill.

[Bryan G.]

Christiaan, I completely agree with you. This need a good fix. It's very frustrating when dimensioning a job and you never really know where they will layout. and covering witness line is an absolute no go in my book. This would save so much time if this was corrected.

[QfanatiQ]

Sod, solid fill does not work.

Sorry there is not a ovulation to date for that problem.

Perhaps no dimension, plot and hand write?

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[Christiaan]

Sod, solid fill does not work.

Sorry there is not a ovulation to date for that problem.

Perhaps no dimension, plot and hand write?

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How does the female reproductive system fit into this?

[QfanatiQ]

I have no idea. Since we have had out macs upgraded, certain things seem to auto change, I cannot get the english dictionary to work in any application.

I can only assume it came in here.

I used to love mac's but since using them on a day to day basis I am fast turning into a hater.