Dimension autotext works a little differently than expected as it does not call an autotext field from the File>Info>Project Info. Instead you select type after selecting Custom text in the Dimension text box you type in the custom text you want each time.
For example if you want it to read the measured text value e.g. 3'-4" VIF, 3'-4" being the measured live value, then you first select the <measured value> and then type in the VIF. Stretching what you measured, the measurement stays live and the custom text VIF stays in the dimension stringe.
You cannot call VIF as a choice as from the Project Info, you must type it in in each time you want to qualify a dimension with VIF.
Erika
Architect, Consultant
MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch Yosemite 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
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AC5-18
Onuma System
"Implementing Successful Building Information Modeling"
