Annotation - dimension format

[Michel Gendron]

That's hurt me when I see how easy it is to configure a text dimension in Autocad. That's the way they are using to format a dimension

Superfix /P Prefix <> Post fix /P Subfix /P Subsubfix
will look like this:

Superfix
Prefix <dimensions> Postfix
Subfix
SubSubfix


They using something close to html to configure the way the dimension appear.
/P is a change line
/X Change line but put a line between them
<> is the dimension


The primary and the secondary dimension can be configured the same way so you can get this:

1.000"
[25.4mm]

be setting the primary dimension to <>"/X
and the secondary to [<>mm]

BUT, it's hard to get everything centered when you want to have prefix, postfix/subfix... I'm not an expert in autocad and I'm using v2000i. They may be more advanced them what i'm saying.


Do you think that is a good idea? Being able to modify the way a dimension appear with all the fonctionnality of a web page (position, size change, font change, table formating, mathematical operation, infinit possibility!)?
That can be usefull for drille holes like

Drill Ø5/16 [7.9mm]
Tap 3/8 UNC
4 holes

That will be nice to don't copy Autocad, but being better than them!

Michel

[Michel Gendron]

To be added to the first comment. Being able to insert more than once the dimension and modifiyng it with a function should be nice. Example:

4 Spaces @ 12" = 48"
should be coded like
4 Spaces @ (<>/4)" = <>"

Other example should be
Drill [<>-(1/16)]"
Tap <> - UNC

<> mean the dimension value
I'm really not a programmer. If anybody got better way to do it. Go for