Any one know how to lock the 'Force Text Horizontal' for dimensions so that new dimensions are created with text horizontal by default, and not aligned to the dimension as it is now ?
Its a huge pain in the ass to go and click 'Force Text Horizontal' every time a new dimension is created.
Hello suku; My Dimension lines follows text when inlarged if measured end to end, but X7 doesn't follow to centers of a object as the older ver. as screen shot below.
George
There is a problem with Dimensions. For some reason the defaults do not stick all the time. Also the defaults that you create are document related. Even if you 'Save Settings As Default' this only applies to new documents. The minute you open a file from an old version these settings revert to the Application Defaults, not your preferred defaults. IMO this is wrong headed. If I decide I do not want my text centred, then I dont want it to change back just because I open an old file (even an old file that has no dimensions).
It is very annoying. Be especially careful after having opened an old version document, changed any other default, then 'Save Settings As Default' you will revert your dimension defaults to Application defaults and there seems to be no way of preventing this.
hywelharris said: There is a problem with Dimensions. For some reason the defaults do not stick all the time. Also the defaults that you create are document related. Even if you 'Save Settings As Default' this only applies to new documents. The minute you open a file from an old version these settings revert to the Application Defaults, not your preferred defaults. IMO this is wrong headed. If I decide I do not want my text centred, then I dont want it to change back just because I open an old file (even an old file that has no dimensions). It is very annoying. Be especially careful after having opened an old version document, changed any other default, then 'Save Settings As Default' you will revert your dimension defaults to Application defaults and there seems to be no way of preventing this.
I have found that Object Styles is a life saver for these problems.
I set up my defaults and save them as shown
And when I open an old document or a document loses it's religion and forgets its dimensions completely I hit revert to New Documents Defaults, problem solved.
Hope this helps.
Guss dimensions object styles at the only work around for now.
@SignGuy, No offense, but hope you understood the issue I was trying to describe. Try a vertical dimension and see if you can get the dimension text to stay horizontal by default.
suku said:Try a vertical dimension and see if you can get the dimension text to stay horizontal by default.
Hey Suku,
Works properly here.
Made the settings saved as default, closed CDR, re-opened and it was still sticking.
Thanks guys. .I set defaults as suggested
Sorry for the delayed response. Got overloaded with work here.
Suku
suku said:Got overloaded with work here.
Ah yes, people throwing money at you
Chris Wills said: Ah yes, people throwing money at you
I never can complain about that!!
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suku said:Its awesome when you can make money, while doing something you love doing. Nothing's ever going to beat that.