Design Layer Dims on 3D not displaying properly in opengl veiwport

[lgoodkind]

I'm trying to dimension a 3D object - I've placed the dimensions on the design layer in an isometric view.  I then created a viewport on a sheet layer.  When rendered in anything other than wireframe or hidden line the dimensions are all messed up with overlapping text.  The hidden line view takes FOREVER to generate.  Is this a known issue?  Also wonder how you control the size of the font this way?  It is tiny even though the viewport and design layer are at same scale.

 

Edited January 20, 2019 by lgoodkind

[Kevin McAllister]

3 hours ago, lgoodkind said:

I'm trying to dimension a 3D object - I've placed the dimensions on the design layer in an isometric view.  I then created a viewport on a sheet layer.  When rendered in anything other than wireframe or hidden line the dimensions are all messed up with overlapping text.  The hidden line view takes FOREVER to generate.  Is this a known issue?

 

Which version of VW are you using? I couldn't replicate the issue in brief testing with VW2019 (but then I couldn't get dimension markers to show properly in the render modes you mentioned either). Have you tried switching fonts? It may be font specific.

 

Kevin

 

[lgoodkind]

Thank you for your reply,  No it is not a font issue.  Apparently it is a Vectorworks issue.  If anybody else has tips on how to dimension 3D views I am all ears here.  Apparently the only type of viewport it will work in are wireframe and hidden line.