Case Study on Configuring AutoCAD Mechanical toolset - Set Up Text Styles

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Text Style and Height

Because all existing drawings use the TrueType font “ISOCPEUR,” AutoCAD Mechanical toolset is to use the same font for all annotation types.

The height and color of each annotation type must match that of the existing drawings. The following table lists the annotation type text height and color along with the description used in AutoCAD Mechanical toolset.

Annotation Type

Text Height

Text Color

AutoCAD Mechanical toolset Description

Dimension value

3.5 mm

Yellow (2)

Text Medium

Dimension tolerance

2.5 mm

Red (1)

Text Small

Note text

3.5 mm

Yellow (2)

Text Medium

Balloon text

5.0 mm

White (7)

Text Large

Parts Lists text

3.5 mm

Yellow (2)

Text Medium