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#623 by seasdes
Sun May 17, 2009 11:57 am
Can someone please give me a detailed description on how to copy a text/dimension style from one drawing to another.
Seasdes
#626 by caddit
Mon May 18, 2009 6:46 am
Hi seasdes,


In progeCAD there is more than one way to copy import export autocad text and dimension styles. These are very similar to techniques common in AutoCAD to do the same thing:

option 1) Make the style part of a drawing template which is used to create new drawings.

option 2) When you copy text or dimensions from one DWG drawing file to another inside progeCAD, the text style is copied with it. After deleting the text, the style remains part of the second DWG drawing file.

option 3) Use progeCAD Explorer (not in AutoCAD). progeCAD explorer is a powerful central tool for sharing:
* Layers
* Line types
* Text styles
* User coordinate systems (UCS axis)
* Views
* Blocks
* Dimension styles
between open CAD drawing files in progeCAD. Sharing between DWG files is just an edit-copy and paste inside progeCAD explorer, from one file's list to the other(s) as shown below:

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progeCAD explorer can be opened from progeCAD's top menu (Format -> "Explore Text Styles") or calling the expstyles command (similar to explayers, expucs, expblocks, etc) opens to the drawing feature specified by the command. See progeCAD help "Using the progeCAD Explorer".