td88 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I wish to place some text below my numerical dimension and below the dimension line. I was shown, in the past, to go to properties/text/text override and type in \x followed by my text. This works but, I'd like to know why. What is this code and is there an easier or more direct/intuitive method to place this old architectural convention? Seems like this could be far more direct and obvious than all of the code and boxes. Thanks, td88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuccaro Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 ... is there an easier or more direct/intuitive method to place this old architectural convention? Press M right before you finish a dimension; that will bring in the MTEXT editor, with all the facilities. If you wish to return to the default dimension value, replace the text with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullseye74 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 No its like that and thats just the way it is! (RunDMC style) ~Like fuccaro says do it that way but you still need to use the \X to get the text below the dim line. I used to copy seperate mtext to below the dim line to use as references - but thats probabaly bad practice.:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
td88 Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 No its like that and thats just the way it is! (RunDMC style) Just because that's the way it is, I don't need to like it. Things would improve at a snails pace if that were true. Thanks, Bullseye. td88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy79 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 "\P" works too but doesn't place the text below the dim line. I have found that it is used for placing text below the text below the dim line. Is this all that it is used for? (I tried ACAD Help (F1) but couldn't find it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Mac Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 "\P" works too but doesn't place the text below the dim line. I have found that it is used for placing text below the text below the dim line. Is this all that it is used for? (I tried ACAD Help (F1) but couldn't find it) I thought it meant new paragraph, i.e new line I could be mistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samifox Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 where the autocad help list those control codes(/x /p ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 For dimensions the topic is "Control the Appearance of Dimension Text." For text the topic is "Control Codes and Special Characters." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samifox Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 did u find there the control code table? i didnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 It's not a table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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