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Easily import text and dimension styles from other drawings

By Ellen Finkelstein

There’s no reason to recreate the wheel – or text or dimension styles, if you have them elsewhere. The easiest way to import a text or dimension style from another drawing is to use the DesignCenter.

Follow these steps:

Go to the View tab, Palettes, DesignCenter or type designcenter on the command line. From the […]

October 14th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Text & Dimensions | 16 comments

Change the font of a text style using AutoLISP

By Ellen Finkelstein

This is a guest post by Sanjay Kulkarni, an AutoCAD programmer. You can read more about him at the end of this post.

In the current era of globalization, many times you may have to work on drawings received from others. Sometimes, you may not be able to control the quality of the drawings you […]

September 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Customization, Text & Dimensions | 17 comments

Keep your own styles, layers & blocks at the top of the list

By Ellen Finkelstein

You’re always creating styles — text, dimension, etc. — layers, and blocks. But when you open the Layer Properties Manager or any other list with these items, they are alphabetized. Especially if you’re sharing drawings with others who add their own styles, layers, and blocks, what can you do to make it easier to find […]

August 29th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Drawing, layers, Text & Dimensions | 13 comments

How to create a text style for a dimension

By Ellen Finkelstein

You should have at least 1 text style for your dimensions and perhaps a text style for each dimension style.

When you create a dimension style, you can create a text style from within the New Dimension Style dialog box. On the Text tab, click the Ellipsis button as shown here.

The Text Style […]

August 6th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: General AutoCAD tip, Text & Dimensions | 5 comments