#<> Error in Dim
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I have found an annoying bug in R11C2. It occurs when using <> to add a
suffix to a dimension. Specifically, I want to add "TYP" after a dimension
with different plus and minus tolerances. What I end up with is the basic
dimension, a large blank space, then the tolerances with the "TYP"
appearing right under them. Curiously, this does not occur if I also add a
prefix – I then (correctly) get the basic dimension, the tolerances,
followed by "TYP." My workaround is to add the prefix "%%000" (null
character). This works fine but if I UPDATE the dimension or move the text
with TEDIT the null character is removed and the incorrect display occurs.
Ray Emplit
Raymond – Yes, that is a confirmed bug. Your work-around is better than
anything we have come up with. The only improvement I can offer is to use a
blank instead of a null as the prefix. Another, more exotic, answer would
be to create a null character — one that moves 0 distance — in the font
file. Then UPDATE might leave it alone.
Hmmm … Good idea!
BTW, another bug. When TEDIT is used to move the text for a dimension with
the arrows and the text outside the extension lines, the arrows are moved
inside the extension lines. The only workaround I've found is to EXPLODE
the dimension. This has two drawbacks. First, the dimension is no longer
associative. Second, the resulting entities are all black regardless of
anything I've tried.
Ray Emplit
Raymond – Thanks for the report. Yes, we have documented that one, too.
I don't have a good fix for it, either.