For example, in this task, we’ll change the font used for dimensioning labels from the default Tahoma 12 points to Times New Roman 18 points (or another font and font size that your system supports):
1. Click the Start Using SketchUp button.
2. Select the Rectangle tool and draw a horizontal rectangle.
3. Select the Push/Pull tool in the toolbar and pull the rectangle up into a cube.
4. From the Large Tool Set select the Dimensioning tool (open the Large Tool Set from the View menu if necessary).
5. Click an edge of the cube.
6. Pull a dimensioning label away from the edge.
7. Click to fix the dimensioning label in place.
8. Select Model Info from the Window menu. This opens the Model Info dialog box.
FIGURE 10.8 The Dimensions settings dialog.
9. Click the Dimensions item at the left in the Model Info dialog box. This opens the Dimensions settings, as you see in Figure 10.8.
10. Click the Select All Dimensions button.
11. Click the Font button. This opens the Font dialog box, as you see in Figure 10.9.
FIGURE 10.9 The Font dialog box.
12. Select the Times New Roman font (or another font supported by your system).
13. Select 18 point font size.
14. Click OK.
15. Click the Update Selected Dimensions button.
16. Click the X button at the upper right in the Model Info dialog box to close it. The font in your dimensioning labels changes to match your new settings.
TIP: Setting Arrow Styles
Note that you can also set the style for arrows used in dimensioning labels. Just select the new style you want from the drop-down list in the Model Info dialog box–closed arrows (that is, filled-in arrow heads), open arrows, dotted lines, and more.
And that lets you configure dimension labels.
Thanks :
Steven Holzner,
SamsTeachYourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes
