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Aligning note with dimension

Question asked by Christopher Thorn on Jun 12, 2015
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How can I get the underlined leader of the note to align with the underlined leader of the hole callout?

When I try and position the note, the baseline of the note text snaps to the underlined leader of the hole callout.

The same behaviour is true when I select both annotations then right-click > Align > Align Bottom.

It's super annoying!

I'm using SolidWorks Premium 2014 x64 Edition SP 5.0.

Chris

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LIN SHAODUN Jun 12, 2015 4:47 AM
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Hi Chris:

It seems like a undesired behavior.
When I am trying to align the text to the dimension, it seems it is aligning the bottom of text to the leader line,
I think which is incorrect behavior.

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- Christopher Thorn @ LIN SHAODUN on Jun 12, 2015 4:26 AM
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  It's been like it for as long as I can remember, through multiple versions of the software - I've just lived with it.
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- Christopher Thorn @ LIN SHAODUN on Jun 12, 2015 4:31 AM
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  I'll report the issue to my VAR and link to this discussion thread.
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  - LIN SHAODUN @ Christopher Thorn on Jun 12, 2015 4:36 AM
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    Hi Chris:
    
    It seems what you ask is an Enhancement request:
    Someone have already file a SPR, so you are not alone.
    
    SPR 843185: Ability to have dimensions and notes only snap align to the same portion of the text area (ie baseline to baseline, center to center, and top to top)
    
    Regards
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    - Christopher Thorn @ LIN SHAODUN on Jun 12, 2015 4:36 AM
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      Ah, thanks for finding that!
      
      However, I don't really see how it could be considered an "enhancement" - who would want neighbouring notes and dimensions slightly misaligned? I would have said that this is clearly a bug that requires fixing, not an enhancement that requires implementing.
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      - LIN SHAODUN @ Christopher Thorn on Jun 12, 2015 4:49 AM
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        Hi Chris:
        
        Well, somehow it is classified as an "Enhancement" in our system.
        If you do not agree about the Severity Level, please file an SR via VAR and request SOLIDWORKS to change the Severity Level.
        You need to back up your stand with concrete evidence that this SPR has significant impact to your quality of work.
        
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        Christopher Thorn @ LIN SHAODUN on Jun 12, 2015 4:50 AM
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        OK, thanks very much for the advice - I will have a discussion with my VAR about the issue.
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Glenn Schroeder Jun 12, 2015 7:55 AM
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Christopher,

I see you tried to align them by choosing "Align Bottom". Did you also try "Align Horizontal"? You may very well get the same result, but it's worth a try.
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- Christopher Thorn @ Glenn Schroeder on Jun 15, 2015 2:58 AM
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  Hi Glenn
  
  Choosing Align Horizontal does what I expect - it aligns the vertical centre of each annotation along a horizontal line, which for annotations of different heights means that the baselines won't be horizontally aligned.
  
  Chris
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Greg Jankowski Jun 12, 2015 8:17 AM
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We are looking into this.
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- Christopher Thorn @ Greg Jankowski on Jun 15, 2015 2:59 AM
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  Hi Greg
  
  Thanks for looking into it.
  
  Chris
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