Rotate Dimension text to new UCS

Is there a way to rotate existing Dimension Text to match a new UCS
orientation. Thanks

 

Not sure if this will help, but this was posted back a while. It works to flip text 180 degrees. Maybe someone could modify it to match the UCS. Good Luck.


Re: How to Rotate Dims
Jeff
Here is a lisp file written by David Kozina to do exactly that.

;;by David Kozina
;;via email 11-20-00
;;routine to flip text about dim line
(defun C:FLIPTEXT (/ ss i ent ele)
(setq ss (ssget '((0 . "DIMENSION")))
i (1- (sslength ss)))
(while (not (minusp i))
(setq ent (ssname ss i)
ele (entget ent))
(entmod
(subst (cons 51 (- (abs (cdr (assoc 51 ele))) PI))
(assoc 51 ele)
ele))
(entupd ent)
(setq i (1- i))))
;;;;

Copy the above to a text file and name it fliptext.lsp. Drag the file into
the drawing, type FLIPTEXT at the command line and select the dimensions to
change.

HTH

Kent Elrod

 

I'm guessing here.

in your new ucs draw a 90%%d angle with 2 lines. Use the align command with
2 points. I've never tried it with dimensions.

HTH

 

1. Change the UCS to new plane or angle
2. Move it to plane where you want to place your dimensions
3. Draw dimensions

Example to dimension box drawn in 3D.

1. Dimensions of the from wall: Place UCS on the front wall corner and
rotate them to be in the same plane as the front wall. Draw dimensions
2. Dimensions of the right hand wall: Place UCS on the right hand wall
corner and rotate them 90 deg to be in the same plane as that wall. Draw
dimensions

Jan

 

Duh, ok. If you are trying to move to a different UCS you would need the 3
point alignment.