Certain "Dimension Origin(s)" change Text Content to "Custom"

Brandon-W_DWa — Thu, 01 May 2025 21:13:40 GMT

Problem: setting the Dimension Origin of an Elevation Dimension to either "Reference Level 1" or "Reference Level 2" automatically changes the text content of the dimension to "Custom", and adds the autotext "(L1name)". See attached image, which shows (4) elevation dimensions placed, with the only difference between them being the Dimension Origin (and the height of course). If I set the text content back to "Measured Value", save a favorite, and place a new dimension from that favorite, it still reverts back to custom text.

Context: We display First Floor as 100'-0" in our drawings, but I want Project Zero to be 0'-0" for interoperability and coordination with our engineers.

Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon 14.7.1 Sonoma

Re: Certain "Dimension Origin(s)" change Text Content to "Custom"

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 06 May 2025 00:27:12 GMT

Yes, this is curious little behavior, it assumes that if you measure distances from the 1st or 2nd Reference Level, you want to have the name of the Reference Level indicated in the dimensioning text, which, as your example shows, is not always the case. I will report this to GS HQ.

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Certain "Dimension Origin(s)" change Text Content to "Custom"

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