builtright3 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I typically just put in text for the dimension numbers around the perimeter of the house because I think it's a cleaner look without the dimension lines but it takes a little extra time to do it like that. Is there a way to do dimensions and then not show the dimension lines? I never really thought to ask the question because Im sure the answer is no but what the heck, im asking anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, builtright3 said: I typically just put in text for the dimension numbers around the perimeter of the house because I think it's a cleaner look without the dimension lines but it takes a little extra time to do it like that. Is there a way to do dimensions and then not show the dimension lines? I never really thought to ask the question because Im sure the answer is no but what the heck, im asking anyway. Select your terrain poly line and click show length and angle. All sides will show up. The downside is all have to be in the same location so for example above the line preference is set on the upper line the dimension shows above the polyline on the outside of it, the lower shows inside the polyline and the same on the sides one outside one inside. Most of the times not an issue but I had one recently I had to manually place text that showed the line. I have not done this personally but another option is to do a leader text line with the macros for show length and show angle if you needed to place it remotely. Then you can “hide” the arrow and line if you want by changing line style and arrow color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Wall Labels with or without a macro would work fine for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, rgardner said: Select your terrain poly line and click show length and angle. All sides will show up. The downside is all have to be in the same location so for example above the line preference is set on the upper line the dimension shows above the polyline on the outside of it, the lower shows inside the polyline and the same on the sides one outside one inside. Most of the times not an issue but I had one recently I had to manually place text that showed the line. I have not done this personally but another option is to do a leader text line with the macros for show length and show angle if you needed to place it remotely. Then you can “hide” the arrow and line if you want by changing line style and arrow color. Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Chopsaw said: Wall Labels with or without a macro would work fine for that. So it shows up here with using a Macro but it still shows up as the default label in the plan. What am I doing wrong? Any idea? Also, I would need it to show up as feet and inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Are your wall labels turned on ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Chopsaw said: Are your wall labels turned on ? Yes, but the custom macro I put in doesn't show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Its interesting that we can turn off the dimension number but cant turn off the dimension lines and not the number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, builtright3 said: Yes, but the custom macro I put in doesn't show up. In Plan View. Walls, Labels layer that is really odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Chopsaw said: In Plan View. Walls, Labels layer that is really odd. It seems in X12 the label doesn't show like it does in X11 unless you take it off automatic ie use Specify..... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, builtright3 said: Its interesting that we can turn off the dimension number but cant turn off the dimension lines and not the number. So are we talking about X11 or X12 because your screen shot shows the label set to "Specify" Maybe post your plan file or a test plan showing the same behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, builtright3 said: Its interesting that we can turn off the dimension number but cant turn off the dimension lines and not the number. Not at my computer. Can you change your line style to the blank line and your arrow to background color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, rgardner said: Can you change your line style to the blank line and your arrow to background color? Yes that is also a possibility. There is also an arrow style without a tip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Thanks guy's! I think I will stay with what I'm doing for now until Chief comes out with a better dimension editing dialog box. Too much work to save a minute or two. Probably not much demand for it. I appreciate the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Chopsaw said: Wall Labels with or without a macro would work fine for that. Chopsaw's idea works pretty well actually and is automatic if setup in the Plan Defaults ( setup in New Plan Template too ) , the dimension is there from the moment you draw the wall. As you can see it even works for interior Walls..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 4 hours ago, builtright3 said: 4 hours ago, Chopsaw said: Are your wall labels turned on ? Yes, but the custom macro I put in doesn't show up. It is possible that you did a really good job of placing your manual text and the wall labels are directly underneath. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Thanks guys for the good information I will check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 1:26 PM, Kbird1 said: Chopsaw's idea works pretty well actually and is automatic if setup in the Plan Defaults ( setup in New Plan Template too ) , the dimension is there from the moment you draw the wall. As you can see it even works for interior Walls..... Thank you very much! This is very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 3:04 PM, Chopsaw said: It is possible that you did a really good job of placing your manual text and the wall labels are directly underneath. Thank you! Working good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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