Rotate dimension text.

[SPerman]

What I have is the image on the left. What I want is the image on the right. Is there any way to force SW to do this? I can't find a way to get a diameter dimension to rotate 90 degrees.

[JSculley]

I don't think it's possible. There are several SPRs requesting it.

[SPerman]

Thanks.

[jcapriotti]

I can give you a crappy workaround, not sure it's worth it though.

[Glenn Schroeder]

I can give you a crappy workaround, not sure it's worth it though.

I can too, and it's not that difficult if it's just a one time thing. I wouldn't want to have to do it all the time.

[SPerman]

I assume I can make a note and link it to the dimension value. Whatever the suggestion, I'm probably not going to want to do it 15 times.

[jcapriotti]

I assume I can make a note and link it to the dimension value. Whatever the suggestion, I'm probably not going to want to do it 15 times.

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Pretty much it, note and link to dimension value. I think the reason you can't rotate it is it's per Ansi standard.

[Glenn Schroeder]

I assume I can make a note and link it to the dimension value. Whatever the suggestion, I'm probably not going to want to do it 15 times.

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That was what I had in mind, but after seeing your screenshot I thought of something else that might work in this situation. Have you considered hiding the dimension lines? You could set one dimension up that way and save it as a Style, which could then be easily applied to the other ones.

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[DanPihlaja]

What about using ordinate dimensions?