changing dimension style on a note makes you need to replace note

RE: changing dimension style on a note makes you need to replace note

Koert — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 07:37:04 GMT

[quote user="CAD Ben"]This whole thing with dimension styles is a sore subject because even though text can have an annotation scale, dimension styles must be hard coded to the text size. I've been using Bentley for a long time but it's a tough sell from a production standpoint when you can go into AutoCAD or Civil 3D and change the annotation scale in the viewport and not only the text but the arrows change as well because the dimension style is annotative. It may seem like a small thing but it's an incredible time saver and hopefully something Bentley will adopt soon as the industry would rejoice. It's the little things in life that make all the difference.[/quote]

http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/273/p/120233/372856#372856

This is a link to a previous discussion that shows that changing the annotation scale can already change both the text and dimension style if set up correctly.

RE: changing dimension style on a note makes you need to replace note

CAD Ben — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:55:04 GMT

This whole thing with dimension styles is a sore subject because even though text can have an annotation scale, dimension styles must be hard coded to the text size. I've been using Bentley for a long time but it's a tough sell from a production standpoint when you can go into AutoCAD or Civil 3D and change the annotation scale in the viewport and not only the text but the arrows change as well because the dimension style is annotative. It may seem like a small thing but it's an incredible time saver and hopefully something Bentley will adopt soon as the industry would rejoice. It's the little things in life that make all the difference.

RE: changing dimension style on a note makes you need to replace note

Lorys — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 05:42:40 GMT

Totally agree with you 1000%

But it wont happen especially as a new release version Connect is in the wings so now all development on V8i will cease if not already..

So we'll have to see if they fixed it in the new connect edition then if not then bang on about it for an other 3 or 4 years then next edition might have it..

The way I fix it for now is place a new note the way I want it and and use match dim to set it as default and use it to change all the odd ones ... if I then have to edit the text just double click and edit... not the best way but seems to work for me.. well most of the time...

RE: changing dimension style on a note makes you need to replace note

Gregory Smith — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:30:08 GMT

Similar occurrence with text and styles. I have been trying to get a good underline working without troubles when styles change, but this particular issue evades my attempts also.

Good on you Marc for bringing these whoary old chestnuts to the fore again.
I have been thinking it is time for a blitz on Bentley and the cop outs they have carried all these years.
Who else has noticed no updates to MS since 08.11.09.459 ... years ago. No one can tell me this is a "perfect" release.

There are many, many issues such as these that I'd love to know why they are not fixed after YEARS of problems. Maybe someone, a long time ago suggested a workaround and Bentley thinks "job done" and washed their hands of it. Maybe TRs have been raised to no avail (TR306922). Maybe users just "get on with the job" and file these issues away in their minds for "another day".
But whatever the answer, I do sincerely hope there is a solution out there, and not a hack.
I'll be watching.