Change font size on dim tools

[Squirrely7]

Like the title says.  How do I change the font size on my dim tools?  

 

I'm drawing 1:1 and need my font in feet.  Ex: 2' font size

 

 

[Benson Shaw]

Some things to move toward your goal:

 

Text size for any individual dimension object can be changed via the Text menu:

• Select the dimension object.

• Click the Text menu to open

• Click the Size sub menu and choose Set Size

• Pick the Page Inches option and adjust to 24 or other as desired.

• Note that height of a 24 page inch text character will depend on the specific font conventions - The height may be shorter than 24" because the font measures height from extents of characters with ascenders and descenders.  Different fonts will have different heights even though assigned same size.

 

One way to change dimension text size of a drawing full of dimensions is to select them all, eg with the magic wand tool or a custom selection, and adjust their size via the Text menu as described above.  All the selected dimensions will acquire the new text size.

 

Creation of new dimensions which automatically acquire this large text size requires 2 mods to the drawing

1) Create a new text style with font and size as desired:

...........Resource Manager>New Resource>New Text Style

2) Alter the Dimension Class definition to use the new text style:

...........Navigation or Organization Palette>Class Tab>Select the Dimension class>Edit>Change the Text Style to your newly created 24" style.

...........Be sure to check the Use at Creation option.

 

These two steps will alter the definition of the Dimension class in this drawing file but will not affect other drawings.  New dimensions created in this drawing will be 24" tall (+/- font characteristics)

 

OK, post back with success or if other process needed.

 

-B

[Benson Shaw]

Or, if I misunderstood (you don't want giant text), and you instead want the dimension label to indicate 2' rather than 2'-0":

Click File menu>Document Settings>Units and change the values in several fields as desired.  See attached screenshot for example.

 

-B

Edited May 19, 2019 by Benson Shaw
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[Squirrely7]

First post was spot on.  Thanks!