A dimension in my drawing needs an override applied. Other dimensions contain fractions win stacked format. The overridden dimension always has its fraction horizontal, not stacked like the others (which is not new, but I've ignored it in the past).
Is there an Option to make overridden dimensions display the same as ones without overrides?
Check that the settings in document properties is to the display style that you want just to make sure
But you should be able to select the dimension that is formatted the way you want and then use format painter.
Yes, that is the option setting used. No, format painter does not apply fraction style to an overridden dimension. It did remove my override color formatting though, where I use one color only for entities with overrides. Thank you for the suggestion.
Change the dimension display to decimal, override and then change it back to fraction.
I tried that, in a way. I'm unclear on the process you're suggesting. Is it in this dimension entity option? This did not correct it.
Or, do you mean to change the dimensions across the whole document to decimal, then back to fractions, in Options > Document Properties > Units ? I tried that also as you described, and the dimension retained its decimal display settings while all other dimensions reverted properly to fractions.
Change the dimension you intend to override from fraction to decimal using the 'Other tab'. Then override the value (in decimal). Finally change it back to fractional using the 'Other' tab.
Thank you very much Jim Sculley. This little detail has bugged me for years. That worked well once I got the sequence correct.
Tom Gagnon wrote:
A dimension in my drawing needs an override applied. Other dimensions contain fractions win stacked format. The overridden dimension always has its fraction horizontal, not stacked like the others (which is not new, but I've ignored it in the past).
Is there an Option to make overridden dimensions display the same as ones without overrides?
I have to ask. Why are you overriding a dimension in the Drawing instead of editing the model?
Yes.
Tom Gagnon, What are you doing overriding dimensions in SolidWorks?
What do you think this is, AutoCAD?
Change the dimension you intend to override from fraction to decimal using the 'Other tab'. Then override the value (in decimal). Finally change it back to fractional using the 'Other' tab.