MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

dgbitts — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:21:40 GMT

I may have discovered the problem. One of the problem drawings was created in Bentley Architecture or an older version (Project Architect). When I opened the drawing in Microstation only, I got the bad behavior. When I opened the same drawing in Bentley Architecture, the fractions displayed properly in the print preview and also printed properly, regardless of the fractions box selection in the text style dialog. I'm still working on this theory but it looks like the case.

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

gfradar — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:07:03 GMT

The only reason it would print out an Asterisk (*) is if M-Sta could not find the font that had the Stacked Fraction defined in it.. It would also display it that way in the view also.

If it is displaying correctly on the screen it should plot that way.

There is no setting, (That I know of) View or Print attribute that would change and give you an output of an * instead of the stacked fraction displayed in the view you are plotting from.

Are you batch printing a series of files without opening them first using Print Organizer or IPlot, or changing your workspace so it is reading a different resource file?

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

Sumit Deshpande — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:58:25 GMT

Just to understand the problem,

You mean when you place the fraction in active view you see asterisk (*) ? or when you actually take a print on paper (or print as pdf) you see asterisk(*).

~Sumit

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

dgbitts — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:45:47 GMT

The thing I see is that when you have fractions checked in the text style box, you type in a fraction, say, 3/8" and in the text editor, once you type in the " character it alters the whole string, graying it out some and creating the stacked fraction. When you print this, it prints out an asterisk (*) instead of the fraction. What's up with that?!

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

gfradar — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:35:38 GMT

I only have Ss3 Beta but I am not having any problems.

Could it be that it is not reading the correct .rsc font with the stacked fractions in it.

I wish it would display the Name of the font rsc file & location in the Fonts dialog when you click on the font like it does in the Line Styles dialog.

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

Dan Crawford — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:10:09 GMT

I am using a resource font.....same font I've been using for years and with the proper spaces it would automatically switch to the stacked fraction. Once I switched over to SS3 it has not been working automatically.

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

Jeff Marker — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:11:11 GMT

If auto-stacking is enabled in the active text style, I believe the trick is to have a space before and after the fraction. Both spaces should be deleted after entering the second space. The spaces are used in this way to delimit the fraction, and prevent unintended stacking of dates or other text with slashes.

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

gfradar — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:58:16 GMT

When you are placing text, are you using TTF (True Type Fonts), AutoCAD shx fonts or Resource Fonts (.rsc) fonts?

The stacked fractions (Stacked Fractions enabled) you are generally talking about are only available in the Resource Fonts, and only if the Font has those fractions built into it.

TT Fonts are different and the fractions need the setting in the Word Processor dialog to get fractions to stack.

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

Dan Crawford — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:18:51 GMT

Has anything been resolved for this issue? Just recently I switched over to SS3 (08.11.09.292) and now have to press the fractions button as well. Leaving the space does not automatically switch it to a fraction as it once did. Maybe there's a setting somewhere that changes this?

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

cmeuser — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:38:26 GMT

Thanks all for your comments.

I have my text styles setup with fractions toggled ON. The only way we can get a fraction to stack is if we select the text in the editor and press the fractions button.

I think I'll submit a trouble report.

Thanks again

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

Mike Robertson — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:12:43 GMT

I don't remember when it changed but it's a pain.

You have to enter 1'-2 1/2 " (notice the space after the 1/2) and your fraction will stack, then while you are still in the editor you have to then delete the space after the 1/2 to close up the inch ticks to the fraction.

Re: MS V81 SS2 (08.11.07.480) - Stacked Fractions Functionality

Rod Wing — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:01:25 GMT

I'm using 8.11.07.443. For the stacked fractions to display automatically you have to check on the Fractions checkbox under the General tab in Text Styles dialog for each style you want to have this behavior.

Rod