The appearance of point 247 remains unchanged since its text size is still relative to the view area of the screen.Ĭlick here to see an illustration of the new point 758 display parameters.Īs you zoom in and out of the drawing, points with markers and text sized relative to the view area of the screen are resized each time that the points are regenerated. In the Style and Size section, select Absolute Units, enter 2 for the Text Size, and then click OK.įor point number 758, the point marker and text now appear smaller, and the number and description text strings are centered on the marker. From the Standard Colors palette select cyan (light blue), and then click OK to return to the Point Display Properties dialog box. Use the following steps to turn off the visibility of the elevation text, change the color of the description text, and size the text in absolute units.Ĭlick the Text tab, and then in the Color and Visibility section, clear the (Elevation) Visible check box.Ĭlick the Description color box to display the Select a Color dialog box. You can change the visibility and color of number, elevation, and description text. In the Custom Marker Size section, select Size in Absolute Units, and then enter 2 for the Size. On the Marker tab, in the Custom Marker Symbol section, select the fourth marker symbol, and then in the Superimposed section, select the circle symbol. Select point number 758, right-click and click Display Properties to display the Point Display Properties dialog box. Under Name, select 3, click Set Current, and then click OK.

On the View menu, click Named Views to display the View dialog box. In this exercise, you will select a new custom marker and superimposed symbol, and then size the marker in absolute units.

If you choose to use AutoCAD points as markers, the marker style can be adjusted with the DDPTYPE command. You can use either custom markers or AutoCAD points to designate point nodes.

Autocad text size command