Article - CS265761

Diameter symbols are displayed as boxes while trying to create dimensions in some drawings in Creo Parametric 4.0 and later releases

Modified: 28-Aug-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 4.0 to 12.4
  • Creo+

Description

  • Diameter symbol is shown as square or box when trying to create dimensions in drawing
  • Dimension text symbols are empty rectangles
  • Annotations created with GD&T advisor just shown up as boxes on 2D drawing
  • Symbols display as boxes when retrieving pre-Creo 4.0 drawings if the model’s already been saved in Creo 4.0 or later
  • When the customer opens the drawing, some symbols are displayed as squares,
  • Diameter symbols are displayed as boxes in geometric tolerances. Is there a problem with the settings of the format? The font in the format is isofont.
  • The diameter ⌀ symbol entered in the parameter value of the 3D model is displayed as a box in the drawing
  • Adding symbols ≥ and ≤ to the drawing notes come out as a square boxes
  • What is the effect of changing the detail option symbol_font to ASME on the older Creo drawing created prior to 3.0 or earlier?
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