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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
Jan 14, 2026 3:45 PM UTC
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Dimension Text Symbols Pallet changed

I recently has some symbols in drawings change. Some are missing.

Then I noticed that the Dimension Text Symbol Pallet has changed.

Did I accidently delete something or redirect something to make this change?

 

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I checked this post and a couple of others without finding a solution:

 

https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Symbols-missing-from-dimension-text-pallet/m-p/967490#M136117

Dale_Rosema
Dale_RosemaAnswer
23-Emerald IV
Jan 14, 2026 6:48 PM UTC

I switched it stroked_asme and now it is not bold:

 

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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IVAuthor
23-Emerald IV
Jan 14, 2026 3:47 PM UTC

From an older drawing:

 

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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IVAuthor
23-Emerald IV
Jan 14, 2026 4:17 PM UTC

If I do a "Save As" from one drawing to another, the pallet remains as the old one.

 

A start part from 2021 results in the new pallet (though this issue is very recent).

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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IVAuthor
23-Emerald IV
Jan 14, 2026 4:28 PM UTC

Dimension that already exits on a previous drawing stay with the old pallet.

New dimension created on a "Save As" drawing have the new pallet.

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kdirth
kdirth21-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
Jan 14, 2026 5:03 PM UTC

Between Creo 7 and Creo 13 there are a lot more symbols to pick from.  I would hope that they would keep the same names/designations for each symbol going forward, but the order is jumbled in 13 compared to 7, making me think the answer is no.

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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IVAuthor
23-Emerald IV
Jan 14, 2026 5:16 PM UTC

I added one from the pallet and got an additional "square" - blank text.

 

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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IVAuthor
23-Emerald IV
Jan 14, 2026 5:50 PM UTC

If I type anything in the Dimension Text box (e.g. REF, 4X, ...) the typed text appears as desired.

 

Anything selected from the Symbols box shows in the Dimension Text box, but shows up as the blank box on the drawing with one exception so far - the degree symbol...

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mkajdan
mkajdan14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
Jan 14, 2026 5:52 PM UTC

This is controlled by the symbol_font option in the dtl settings.  Choosing asme for the option value gives you the new symbols you are seeing.

 

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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IVAuthor
23-Emerald IV
Jan 14, 2026 6:17 PM UTC

I didn't find symbol_font, but I found intf2d_in_symbol_font.

 

Also, why would this have changed recently? Accidental click?

 

I tried switching it to legacy and that didn't solve it.

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mkajdan
mkajdan14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
Jan 14, 2026 6:19 PM UTC

Change it in the drawing properties (.dtl), not the main config properties (config.pro).

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