Losing italics on dimensions
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I have both italic and normal text dimensions on my model but when exported to layout they all revert to normal text. I have done this before and it has worked when I was using Vista, I am now on Windows 7. Any ideas?
Thanks
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What font are you using? If you select that font in the Text Inspector LO, do you see an option for italics there?
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The dimensions were placed in SU not LO. I can't select them in LO to change them. They are also attached to components so they update on resizing.
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I understand that you put the dimensions in in SU. I'm not asking you to select the dimensions in LO. What I'm asking is to select that font in the Text inspector in LO. Is there an option for an italics version of that font shown there?
Why aren't you putting your dimensions in in LO?
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The font is Verdana and there is an italic option for it in the text manager box.
I use dimensions in the model as a visual reference whilst I am working on it, so once I have placed them I don't want to do it again in LO. Although I am still new to LO, I realise there is more control by using it to place dimensions.
However, it suits my current workflow to have the dimensions "live" in the model. I am designing kitchens and I use normal font dimensions to designate existing walls etc, and bold italics for new cabinets and worktops. -
I see the dimension convert to non-italicized if the viewport is rendered in Vector or Hybrid and sometimes the text disappears entirely depending upon the chosen font. Rendering in Raster there's no problem. This leads me to believe that text coming from SU is handled as Raster at least in cases of italicized type. Maybe one of the LO team members will come along and give some insight.
Maybe at least for the time being you could put the italicized dimensions in in LO.
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Well that explains how I managed to get italics printed before, it must have been rastered. I now tend to use Hybrid or Vector. I am still developing my workflow and presentation methods so I will review how I am using LO.
Thanks Dave -
I would highly recommend that you shift to doing all your text in LO including the dimensions. If you must have dimensions displayed in SU, put the on a layer you can turn off after you've put them in in LO or simply select all the dimensions SU and delete them when you are finished with them.
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