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Multicolor dimension texts in AutoCAD.

The standard dimension object in AutoCAD consists of multiple components and their style (including color) can be individually influenced with the dimension style and dimensioning variables (style override).

But you can also display the dimension text alone in multiple colors. It can be achieved with the paragraph text (mtext) control codes. An overview of these control sequences can be found in the tip 8640.

In the dimension style dialog (DIMSTYLE), you can use these codes to set prefix and suffix for primary and alternate units. E.g. the setting of the string \C2;oprac.\C7; in the field Primary units > Suffix displays the added text "oprac." in yellow color in a standard, non-overridden dimension (similarly: \C5; for blue alternate units):

Similarly you can use control codes (characters) to display any dimension text as a subscript or superscript (index) - see the code \S^.

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4.12.2012 21007×

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD Architecture · Civil 3D · AutoCAD Mechanical ·

See also:
Tip 14615:	How to create negative dimensions in AutoCAD?
Tip 14608:	How can the same DWG show dimensions for the Germans and French with a decimal comma, and for the British and Americans with a point?
Tip 14606:	How to display imperial dimensions including zero inches?
Tip 14527:	Search/Replace texts in Inventor drawings - iLogic.
Tip 14454:	How to hide dimensions with zero- or small length?

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