Hi Brian, documentation for Dimensions is here:
https://moi3d.com/4.0/docs/moi_command_reference8.htm#Dim
Some info for how presets work is in there:
quote: Annotation presets control the property values that will be applied to a newly drawn dimension. Presets are created and edited in the Options dialog > Dimensions section. Different presets can be created to make different styles and when you are drawing a dimension there is an option for which property preset to use. The "Default" preset is stored in the moi.ini file and so is globally available in all projects. Additional presets are project specific and saved in .3dm files .
re:
> Would creating a new Preset cause the second Dim Text entry to match the first one?
Creating a new preset doesn't affect any already created dims, the presets control what properties to apply to a newly created dimension object.
re:
> Does the regular old Text command create more or less the same text as the Dim Text?
Well the old Text command under Draw Solid > Text creates text as curve, surface, or solid objects in Moi. You can then use that text in part of a model like use booleans to cut an object with the text.
The Dim > Text creates an annotation text object in MoI. It can't be used as model geometry like you can't boolean with it but it works better as a label.
- Michael |
