Export to CAD- dim text is txt

[s.messing]

Hey all,

This is another minute sticking point that I cannot uncover through experimentation so I am asking the experts...

When we export to CAD from RAC 2008, the text associated with dimensions is "different" than our standard text (Arial). In addition to being different graphically, it is more specifically a different font (txt not arial). Also, it comes in on another layer (not A-ANNO- TEXT). I don't care because layers are for flattcadders, but big corporations have huge documents of CAD standards and ask for us to comply with them. For us to comply with their layer naming convention, technically we would have to open up each dwg, select the all of the dimension strings, explode them, then select all of the text from the exploded dimension strings and change it to the correct layer. I guess I could call in the script guru and try to set something up, but that's a last resort.
Is there (another) way to set the dim text to export to CAD as something other than txt?

Thanks,
Stephen

[chodosh]

S-
Sounds like something in your Export Settings or in your template file. OOTB, Revit default Arial in a dimension string will export to Arial in ACAD, see attached list from ACAD. Also, OOTB, the Export Text file (C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2008\Data\exportlayers-dwg-AIA.txt) will export as follows:

Dimensions A-ANNO-DIMS
Dimensions Automatic Sketch Dimensions A-ANNO-DIMS

So, I would check your company standards and check the user's *.ini to see where they are pointing to the export settings, etc. Let me know if I can help with that. ;)

Best,
LC