Is Something Different in 2008?

I have just started using 2008 but I seem to remember that in older
versions when I scale a dimension using the scale command that the
text and arrows would scale proportionally. With this version, when I
use the scale command on a dimension the text and arrows remain at the
size specified by the dimscale setting that was active when I created
the dimension. Is this how its always been? Does anyone know of a
system var setting to make the text and arrows scale with a
dimension?

Thanks,

James

 

You should change your scale factor using the fit property of the
dimension, to make it behave like you are used to, even though there
are new features to make better use of scaling in the 2008 software.
Look up annotation scale in the help file, to take advantage of it.

 

DIMFIT

Obsolete, use DIMATFIT and DIMTMOVE instead. DIMFIT is replaced by
DIMATFIT and DIMTMOVE. However, if DIMFIT is set to 0 - 3, then
DIMATFIT is also set to 0 - 3 and DIMTMOVE is set to 0. If DIMFIT is
set to 4 or 5, then DIMATFIT is set to 3 and DIMTMOVE is set to 1 or 2
respectively.