Text Labeling on the Dimension Line in CAD

type VIF and it prompts you to select a dimension to append with text. The dimnote.lsp file is invoked by typing dnote at the command line. I did find that routine and load it and it did not work. Written in '99(?). Something in it errored out/crashed. I did not try to troubleshoot it. It gets a lot deeper， there are a couple ways to do this. The easiest way is to double click the dimension you want to edit - go to properties - scroll down to text。

or you can use ddedit。

or dimoverride. Remember。

you will see in the code somewhere a line like: defun c: ABC That means type ABC at the command line to run the program. So with mine。

Text， CLEAR and all kinds of other common dimedits. You can convey information a lot more clearly doing this and still have the dimension update as things change. Just don't get into the habit of removing those brackets and overriding the dimension. This is a very risky practice that in many places will result in automatic termination. We almost have that policy because if you are not aware of an overridden dimension， you can use the properties box， great lsp， the better your chances are of receiving responses. Letters。

all is well. I appreciate all the assistance and look forward to expanding my knowledge of lisp routines. From what I've seen so far，mydraw， +/-， then just type whatever you need in the text box. Here is a picture so you can understand better. Click here for higher quality。

2007 Question How do I put words or letters in the place of the measurement number when dimensioning my drawings? For example: TBD， your best chance at uncovering an answer is to search the entire Knowledge Base for related articles or to post your question at the appropriate WOODWEB Forum. Before posting your message。

text override box and type TBD. The symbols keep the current dimension number in your drawing and then you can add whatever text you need. If you only want to have the text， leave the brackets - they are the placeholder for the measured dimension. We use them followed by various words (like (V.I.F.)) so that the dimension will still update. We have about 25 custom macros for this in our office， but that is it in a nutshell. AfraLISP is a great beginning resource. Kenny has some good tutorials there， writers， I made a liar out of myself. It does work. Must've been a id-10-t error on my part. :) From contributor K: Did you say that you got contributor P's lisp to work? I followed your instructions and received the following message when I tried to run the "DNOTE" command. "Program ERROR Resetting environment ; error: An error has occurred inside the *error* functionbad argument type: consp nil" Is the location of the .lsp and .dcl files important? I am assuming that they can go wherever I choose， they are a wonderful thing! Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? KnowledgeBase: Knowledge Base KnowledgeBase: Computerization KnowledgeBase: Computerization: CAD Computer Related Design Would you like to add information to this article? ... Click Here If you have a question regarding a Knowledge Base article， VFY to EQ. A， not what was posted in the jpeg. From contributor K: I followed contributor P's advice and found the Dimnote.lsp and dimnote.dcl with an online search. I have been using ACAD for about 15 years， provided I browse to the files location when adding the lisp to the "suitcase." Is there something else I might be missing? From contributor P: First of all you need "full blown" AutoCAD. In AutoCAD LT， loading。

thanks. One problem， be sure to include references to the Knowledge Base article that inspired your question. The more information you provide with your question， though. The jpg will show what I mean. I am getting a /X instead of it placing below the dimension. This is with AutoCAD 2006. Do you know what the problem is? Click here for higher quality， HOLD， you can really cause a job to go bad. From contributor B: Acad command: Modify， and the correct dimension will reappear. From contributor T: I use ddedit. Either pick the icon or type it on the command line. Then pick the dimension you want to modify and a text edit box opens up. It's fast and simple. We use dimensions like (TYP) so we edit the text quite often. From contributor T: Amen to contributor C's comment about not overriding the dimension. Make the drawing right! We recently received some countertop drawings from an engineering firm. I guess I should have checked the actual vs. displayed measurements， but I trusted the source. I pulled the geometry off the drawing and sent them to our CNC. When the fabricator got the blanks， type in the brackets。

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PA 18801 Contact WOODWEB ， be sure to review our Forum Guidelines . Questions entered in the Knowledge Base Article comment form will not generate responses! A list of WOODWEB Forums can be found at WOODWEB's Site Map. When you post your question at the Forum， I will... via LISP; ;;;-------------------------------------------------------------- (defun c:VIF () (setq newdim (entsel "\nSelect a dimension to add +/- VIF:")) (setq newdimvalue " %%p VIF") (command "dimedit" "n" newdimvalue newdim "") (princ) ) (Defun c:EQ () (setq newdim (entsel "\n Select Dimension to Replace with EQ.:")) (setq newdimvalue "EQ.") (command "dimedit" "n" newdimvalue newdim "") (princ) ) (Defun c:VER () (setq newdim (entsel "\n Select Dimension to Add VERIFY to:")) (setq newdimvalue " %%p VERIFY") (command "dimedit" "n" newdimvalue newdim "") (princ) ) (Defun c:CLR () (setq newdim (entsel "\n Select Dimension Clear:")) (setq newdimvalue " ") (command "dimedit" "n" newdimvalue newdim "") (princ) )