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Control the Text Style in Dimensions
The appearance of dimension text is governed by the text style selected in the
Modify/New Dimension Style dialog box, Text tab. You can choose a text style
while creating a dimension style and specify a text color and a height
independent of the current text style's height setting. You can also specify the
gap between base dimension text and the box that surrounds it.
The text styles used for dimensions are the same text styles used by all text
created in your drawing.
For more information, see
Work with Text Styles on page 1003.
Supply User Text to Dimensions
In addition to the prefixes and suffixes specified for primary and alternate
units, you can supply your own text as you create a dimension. Because the
prefix, suffix, and user-supplied text form a single text string, you can represent
tolerance stacks and apply changes to font, text size, and other characteristics
using the text editor.
To add user text above and below the dimension line, use the separator symbol
\X. Text that precedes this symbol is aligned with and above the dimension
line. Text that follows the \X symbol is aligned with and below the dimension
line. The space between the dimension line and the text is determined by the
value you enter in Offset from Dim Lim on the Modify/New Dimension Style
dialog box, Text tab.
Example: User Text in Dimensions
In this example, the primary dimension measurement is 5.08, and the alternate
dimension measurement is 2.00. The primary units have the suffix H7/h6, and
the alternate units have the suffix inches.
At the text prompt, while creating the dimension, you enter the following
format string:
<> H7/h6\XSee Note 26\P[ ]
The angle brackets represent the primary units, and the square brackets
represent the alternate units. The \X separates text above the dimension line
from text below the dimension line. The \P is a paragraph break.
The resulting text appears as follows:
1086 | Chapter 28 Dimensions and Tolerances