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AutoCAD Isometric Text and Dimension

September 10, 2009 by Edwin Prakoso 22 Comments

Previously, I wrote about isometric drawing in AutoCAD. It’s not actually AutoCAD 3D drawing. But changing your cursor orientation will make it easier to draw isometric drawings. But have you tried to annotate your isometric drawings? How about dimensions and text, is it appear properly? No, it’s not. The drawing looks isometric, but not the annotations.

So how can you create isometric annotations?

If you use vanilla AutoCAD, there is no direct or easy way to do it. But a little workaround could achieve what you want.

Isometric Text

First, create two styles. Use oblique angle 30 deg for one style and -30 deg for the other.

obluque

Now place your text (single or multi line), change the rotation to 30 deg or -30 deg. It depends on where you want to put it. See next image as reference.

Specify rotation angle of text <0>: -30

Try to create it with several style and text angle combination. Well, basically these three are all you need.

isometric

Isometric Dimension

What about dimensions? You also have to create two styles. One of the style use 30 deg text style, and the other one use -30deg.

dimension text style

Now place aligned dimension.

aligned dimension

Now we have to do a little modification.

Activate DIMEDIT [enter], choose OBLIQUE, then give 30 or -30 as oblique angle. Once again, depends where your dimension is.

Command:  DIMEDIT
Enter type of dimension editing [Home/New/Rotate/Oblique] <Home>: O
Select objects: 1 found
Select objects:
Enter obliquing angle (press ENTER for none): -30

See this image as reference.

isometric dimension

Now if you examine the drawing carefully, the dimension arrows don’t look right. They don’t look isometric yet. We will cover this on the next tutorial: how you can create isometric dimension arrow.

I know it’s not fun to do those steps, but it’s the only way if you use vanilla AutoCAD. If you have experience in macro, you can create your own command in CUI or even create an AutoLISP program.

About Edwin Prakoso

I work as a Solution Consultant in Datech Solutions, Tech Data Indonesia. I've been using AutoCAD since R14 and Revit since Revit Building 9. I occasionally write for AUGIWorld magazine and I am also active in Autodesk discussion forum. I'm a member of Autodesk Expert Elite, an appreciation for individuals who give contributions to the Autodesk community.
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Jordan
Jordan
10 years ago

How can you get the Isometric Text To lay flat but still at 30 degrees?

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Edwin Prakoso
Edwin Prakoso
Reply to  Jordan
10 years ago

Hi Jordan,

Did you mean like this? https://www.cad-notes.com/2009/09/isometric-dimens…

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hendy
hendy
10 years ago

hi mr. edwin,
can you tell me how to choose metric or imperial unit to create drawing in one sheet at autocad 2010

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alco
alco
10 years ago

GOOD DAY,
As i open a drawing from 2011 autocad, all text (in dimension and block) are only box, how can i see the text in that particular drawing?
Thanks in advance

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Edwin Prakoso
Edwin Prakoso
Reply to  alco
10 years ago

Hi Alco,

You can change system variable to see your text.

Type QTEXT, enter. Type OFF then enter again.

Regen your drawing, now you should see the texts…

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ktiger
ktiger
11 years ago

You don't need to create the two isometric texts styles. Just double click the dimension text (it's mtext) and set the oblique angle.

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Ismailcanli
Ismailcanli
11 years ago

thanks from turkey ;)

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Merish
Merish
11 years ago

thanx alot bosss….thanx

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syahmi
syahmi
12 years ago

can we make the line or the block obliqued? because i wan to make a 3d look like with the existing drawing.

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ThomasB
ThomasB
12 years ago

Thanks for the help. The person here who knows this stuff took vacation and I needed to get the drawing done. Thanks.

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moatazabbasccc
moatazabbasccc
13 years ago

good

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moatazabbasccc
moatazabbasccc
13 years ago

really it's very good
thankssssssss.

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