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I am new to QCAD. I have version 3.5.1.0_2 I think. I set up dimension so the ruler reads in feet. Setting is for architectural. Drawing preference text height is 1 inch. Drawing unit is set to inch. When I draw lines and dimension, there is no dimension text. If I draw a single line text at 1 inch height, it shows. Is there a setting I am missing?

Hello CadChallenged - welcome to the forum!

CadChallenged wrote:Is there a setting I am missing?

Could you please post an example drawing? It's easier for us to check the settings. Thanks.

Here is the file. It only contains one line.

I case it matters, I am running a BSD machine.

Thanks for the excample drawing!

I checked the drawing and it looks good to me. Ruler, Dimension lines, Dimensions - everything works just fine.

Is my screen shot different to that what you can see on your screen? What is your background color?

CadChallenged wrote:I case it matters, I am running a BSD machine.

Your QCAD installation is likely broken. My guess is that QCAD cannot find its fonts on your installation. A proper installation reflects the contents of an official QCAD package as downloaded from:
http://www.qcad.org/en/qcad-downloads-trial

Note the fonts directory as subdirectory of the QCAD installation directory where the QCAD binary is located.

Thanks for looking Husky. So Andrew, is there a way to check if the installation is broken. I can draw single line text and it shows. Just not the dimension text. Or does one not have to do with the other? This was installed through a BSD repository. How would I find the fonts, if this were a Linux system?

Perhaps, you could contact the maintainer of the QCAD package for BSD to get some information about that? I can only really comment on the official QCAD packages provided by us at http://www.qcad.org/en/qcad-downloads-trial

You could also download the tar.gz for Linux and compare that with your installation.

algrass: Your new question has been split into a new topic at:
viewtopic.php?f=76&t=3633

Please create new topics for every new, unrelated question.