Annotation Text Settings : No "Model Space Scale" option?

[osuire]

Without this option, the texts that I bake inherit a default value of 10.

Did I miss something ?
Is there a secret way to activate that extra input on the “Annotation text settings” component ?
Like in an escape game ?

By the way, for my annotation needs, I couldn’t care less about most of the options proposed on this component, but “Model Space Scale” could sure come in handy to prevent this :

[Japhy]

Hi Osuire,

That can be changed per object via the Annotation Style Override component.

[osuire]

My eyes bleed, but I get it.
Thanks.

[osuire]

Sadly, this scaling factor seems completely ignored at bake time…

[osuire]

Also, I wish there was no “default” text for the text entity component.
I don’t want to see a silly “Abc” preview in Rhino when I don’t feed any text.

[Japhy]

Hi Osuire,

Not seeing the issue here on a quick test in the latest.

[osuire]

Friggin text scaling.gh (9.5 KB)

You didn’t set your text height, so I’m not sure what you are proving here.

[Japhy]

This is working as expected.

Are you thinking of the ScaleTextHeight command in Rhino?

https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/8/help/en-us/index.htm#commands/scaletextheight.htm?Highlight=Model%20Space%20Scale

[osuire]

A text of height 100 with a model scale of 1 should be 100 units high, not 1000.
Are you paying attention ?

[Japhy]

Your model scale is 10 in the example above, I tested your file and 1 x 100 is correct as is 10 x 100.

I’m assigning this to the devs, not sure what to make of it. Thanks for your inputs.

[osuire]

What do you mean “My model scale” ?
The idea is to SET the model scale in GH.
So why does a 1 turn into a 10 when I bake the text ???

Text in Rhino is such a hassle, an AutoCad legacy.

[AndyPayne]

When I opened your file and baked the text into the document, the text shows a height of 100.0 and a model space scale of 1.0… which are the same settings used in Grasshopper. Am I missing something?

[osuire]

Hi Andy.
That’s weird. In my case, the scaling becomes 10.

I have worked over 10 years making detailed and annotated drawings in Solidworks. I NEVER worried about scaling factors for text, leaders or dimensions.

By contrast, in AutoCad and thus Rhino, management of annotations is a job in and of itself ; a boring, soul crushing one at that, leading to silly discussions like this one.

[osuire]

I’d also like to report a new bug : invisible text edits.
I can’t see the text I’m typing while editing an existing text, yet the updated text appears in Rhino viewport. Not systematic.

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

Hi Olivier -

@osuire

I’d also like to report a new bug : invisible text edits.

I seem to remember having run into that in the past but am not able to reproduce that at this point. Which version of Rhino are you currently running?
-wim

[osuire]

Hi Wim

Version 8 SR8
(8.8.24142.13001, 2024-05-21)