# How can I add a text offset that scales with Model space scale?

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**Category:** Rhino\
**Tags:** windows, text\
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-text-offset-that-scales-with-model-space-scale/223776 "2026-10-20T19:07:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stefano\_Menci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/stefano_menci/32/762395_2.png) [@Stefano\_Menci](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Stefano_Menci)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-text-offset-that-scales-with-model-space-scale/223776/1 "2026-10-20T19:07:09Z")

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I’d like to leave a small gap between the bottom of a text object and the geometry below it, as shown in the image. I want that gap to scale with the text when I change **Model space scale**.

Model space scale changes the text height and other annotation settings, but the insertion point stays at the bottom of the text. Moving the text away from the geometry creates a fixed gap that doesn’t scale.

Is there a way to define a margin or offset between the text and its insertion point that scales with the annotation?

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/1/1/a/11a532e3ca015c6a12250736355dfc71b6d05d60.png)

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**Author:** ![dale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/dale/32/685184_2.png) [@dale](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/dale)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-text-offset-that-scales-with-model-space-scale/223776/2 "2026-10-20T19:16:32Z")

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Hi @Stefano_Menci,

There isn’t a setting for an offset between a text object and its insertion point. Text gap in the annotation style applies to dimensions and leaders, not to plain text.

– Dale