Change note properties to match another

Is it possible to Match an existing Note and change another existing Note to appear the same? I have tried this in CE9 and SS3 both without success. It seems that the gap between the inline leader and text are not being recalculated. I have attached a file to show you the issue.

Process

Smart Match existing Note (A)

Change Text Attributes Note (B)

Change Dimension  Note (B)

Thanks for any help.

sample1016-A03-mf.dgn

  • I have trouble with this too because its both text and dimension at the same time... neither fish nor fowl.... you need to make sure the text style used in the dim style is the same .. I usually  give up and use match dims then double click on the text in the dim to change and cut it then delete the stupid thing and redo place note with the new active settings matched and use the paste to put the text back...( it also makes a difference who and how both the notes were created in the first place... lots of settings available.. for this feature tool.....)

    Its more steps but match change the text first , then match change the dim leader... I used your file and  worked  for me...

    I also use custom key in to match elements edit the  alt -LMB  settings to

    match element fromcursor;change element extended

    I managed to do what you wanted and detailed the steps in your file which I have reattached

    5488.sample1016-A03-mf.dgn

    Lorys

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  • Thanks Lorys. I tried your workflow and still was unable to get it to work out correctly. It seems that when I would try to do it regardless of the Match tool used it would never consider the gap (margin). Either the dimension leader extended into the text or the text would be further away from the leader. This was also regardless of if I changed the text or dimension first.
     
    I also tried a workflow using two dimension styles that used different text styles. This also didn’t seem to work correctly.
     
    Bentley logged Defect 874270 of this item.
     
    John
     

    ~HTH

    John.

    yep

  • did you open the I file I resent and did my  lower copy look right to you?

    Did you also change the button assignment  for Alt left mouse button?... even if didn't  work for this situation its brilliant  on text and lines... and for me place notes too  but again if I only have to do one or two and it refuses to work I just retrace the note...  often fastest way around the problem...

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

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  • Thanks again Lorys

    I did open your file. Here is what it looks like to me.

    I was expecting the lower block to have two similarly sized notes.

    Retyping the note is a very frustration practice for users.  Notes need to be friendlier to work with especially with them being used by the Design applications now.

    ~HTH

    John.

    yep

  • What I meant  was I made duplicate of the right  block and used the left block as a match and changed the copied block... lower right  so my question was when you inspected the the lower right is it correct or did you want  it to look different? which is  the one needed to use as a match or  are both lefts to be used separately as I did?

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
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