Dimension Text Baseline

[KB-at-CWA]

I know this has been brought up before.

But why can we not control the baseline of the text for Dimensions?

I have been asked to solve this simple problem in the office but even in Archicad 27 it cannot be fixed with out a tedious amount of work.

I know there is an object that can be downloaded that mimics the look of dimensions and which uses the baseline of fonts, but it does not link to construction elements so has to be updated manually.

This is really frustrating. There is nothing about documentation improvements in the Archicad roadmap, so I have no idea when the Dimension tool will be improved.

Operating system used: Mac Intel-based Monterey

 

  

[dnathanc]

I was just about the ask this.  Very frustrating that there isn't a better method.  Have actually found the dimensioning system in AutoCad far superior at this point.

[Barry Kelly]

It does depend on the font you use, some are better and some are worse.

If you are dealing with just numbers and you are worried about the comma (separator) touching the line, then personally I would not worry.

Some lower case text characters (q,y,p,g) can be a little annoying as they will extend below the dimension line - solution - use capital letters.

But I don't think it makes the plans un-readable.

Also don't forget on a computer screen you see it in colour and zoomed in so it looks more pronounced.

As for moving the text, don't use move sub element.

Use just the regular drag (move) command and all selected will move together.

Selecting the text could be better, but it is quite easy with the quick select (Magnet) active.

Barry.