Dimension and Text Properties

You can manage V6 Dimension and Text Properties for V4 to V6 migration. This topic explains its methodology.

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Migration mechanism

During V4 to V6 migration, a number of V4 dimension and text properties are migrated as V6 properties and keep their V4 value, while others are re-defined as V6 standard embedded in the new V6 Drawing. The detailed mapping of these values is explained in 2D Standard Mapping for V4 to V6 migration.

Pre-definition

If you used a standard PRJ (delivered by DS), you do not have to customize anything in particular before migrating the V4 2D Models.

In V4, dimension and text properties can be modified with the DRWSTD, DIMENS2 and TEXTD2 functions:

  • Text leaders and dimension symbols are defined by the same parameters, in the DRWSTD function, under Annotations > Description > Symbol.
  • For those dimensions whose parameters have been changed in V4 through the DIMENS2 and TEXTD2 functions, the V6 dimension or text result can differ if the modified parameter is only defined as a standard parameter in V6.

In V6, most parameters (dimension lines, symbols, text leaders, etc.) are defined in the Standards Editor, under Standard > name_of_standard > Dimension. A number of specific text leader parameters are defined in the Standards Editor, under Standard > name_of_standard > Annotation > Text.