wildfire3 Drawing Setup option documentation for: text_orientation            

text_orientation

controls orientation of dimension text in the drawing.

note: the drawing setup file option angdim_text_orientation controls the display of angular dimensions (not text orientation).

you can flip through the various arrow directions for each orientation setting using the flip arrows command on the shortcut menu or in the dimension properties dialog box (edit > properties). while moving a dimension, you can simultaneously right-click and cycle through the displays for the designated text orientation setting.

the following examples have the default_dim_elbows drawing setup file option set to yes.

horizontal*

displays all dimension text horizontally.

parallel

displays text parallel to a dimension leader line.

parallel_diam_horiz

displays all dimensions except diameter dimensions parallel to their leaders; displays only diameter dimensions horizontally.

iso _parallel

displays text parallel to a dimension witness line. this differs from the value parallel as this will also allow dimension tolerances to be displayed in iso 406:1987 (e) format or british standard tolerance format.

iso_parallel_diam_horiz

displays all dimensions except diameter dimensions parallel to their leaders. limit tolerances will be stacked in accordance with iso standard.

note: for the following arrow display, the elbow of a diameter dimension always extends through to the end of the text. to control the elbow extension beyond the text, use the dim_text_gap drawing setup file option.