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    • X Offline
      xianecci
      last edited by

      Hello,

      I Haven't been able to figure a way to reduce the size - or make transparent - the text box in a Layout Dimension. This becomes an issue in tight strings, where one element's box overlaps (and obscures) with the witness or leader lines from another (example attached). Removing "Fill" from the style doesn't do it, and it doesn't seem that the box itself can be stretched, but rather is places with a default distance to either side of the dimension text. Hopefully I'm just missing something obvious.

      Thanks!


      Highlighted (default) dimension Box


      Resulting white space over the adjacent witness lines.

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        xianecci
        last edited by

        As a side-note: there are times when if I 1x/2x click on/off enough times, I can get some of the string elements to show box toggles, and maneuver the box size. However this seems inconsistent across them all, and I'm not sure what the reason for this is.
        Thanks again.

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        • utilerU Offline
          utiler
          last edited by

          This has been an annoying bug with Layout for some time now..... The only real work around is to move the dimension above the dimension line unfortunately.

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            xianecci
            last edited by

            Thanks for your response.

            So, understood on the box layering-over the string. I guess we just deal with the silliness of not having the box's field be truly transparent.

            Regarding the modification of the dimension text box itself: any tricks on how to select it for re-size? It seems only on rare occasion am I able to do it, without going either into text-edit mode - or line-edit mode.

            Thanks!

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            • pbacotP Offline
              pbacot
              last edited by

              Can't you just turn off the fill? I can. I select the dimension object. Open the Shape Style window and click on the first button (Fill).

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              • utilerU Offline
                utiler
                last edited by

                @pbacot said:

                Can't you just turn off the fill? I can. I select the dimension object. Open the Shape Style window and click on the first button (Fill).

                Thanks pbacot, interesting you can make it work... I see you're on a MAC? Can you share a screenshot of the result you get?

                On Windows there is no way to remove any fill...

                purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                  richardkleinschmidt
                  last edited by

                  @pbacot said:

                  Can't you just turn off the fill? I can. I select the dimension object. Open the Shape Style window and click on the first button (Fill).

                  On Windows you can also turn off the dim text box fill. Just select the dim and click the fill box same as the Mac.

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                  • utilerU Offline
                    utiler
                    last edited by

                    @richardkleinschmidt said:

                    @pbacot said:

                    Can't you just turn off the fill? I can. I select the dimension object. Open the Shape Style window and click on the first button (Fill).

                    On Windows you can also turn off the dim text box fill. Just select the dim and click the fill box same as the Mac.

                    That doesn't work for me Richard. See the attached screenshot.... as you'll see the textis filled yet the 'Fill' tab is unchecked....


                    DimText Box.wmv

                    purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                    • ajharlanA Offline
                      ajharlan
                      last edited by

                      Same issue here - anyone find a workaround? The "fill" button does not turn off the fill in dimension text boxes.

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
                        last edited by

                        Three options:

                        1. Move the dimension box out so you have a leader. This is done automatically when the dimension is text is too large to fit between the extension lines unless you've defeated it.

                        2. Use Arrange to adjust the stacking order of the dimensions.

                        3. Explode the dimension so it becomes some lines and a textbox. Then make the text box smaller. Not so good

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                          orbital
                          last edited by

                          With SketchUp 2023, you can apply a fill to the dimension text box and then make that fill transparent.

                          However, if the dimension text is anywhere over the dimension line, the dimension line will be visible behind the dimension text.

                          ( I've only skimmed through the posts so I might have not understood the issue properly or repeated what someone else has said )

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                          • Dave RD Offline
                            Dave R
                            last edited by

                            @orbital said:

                            (...I might have not understood the issue properly or repeated what someone else has said )

                            Yeah. What you report is true and has been reported as a bug. Not the original issue here, though. This issue has more to do with padding around the text affecting the size of the dimension text box. Reducing the font size or using leaders eliminates the problem and in most cases probably makes the dimension easier to understand.

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