DBUG> Associative Dimension Stretch

[Evan Shu]

From: Adam <ad...@mcneilcompany.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Subject: DBUG> Associative Dimension Stretch

Making changes to a plan I am needing to stretch my associative
dimensions.  How do I know where the point of the extension was if the
dimension was not stretched with the wall corner.  Is there some sort
of indicator that I can turn on, I find myself either deleting the
dimension and creating new or moving the string far away from my
drawing, stretching a large area to catch the point in no-man’s land
and then moving back.

We don’t use a lot of associative dimensions but I am trying to get
into it more and more.

I didn’t find my answer on the forum posts, so many to search thru.

Adam

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[Evan Shu]

[Michael Smith]

Adam:

 

I think you are looking for Utility/Display/Dim Points.

 

Glad to hear you are using associative dimensions. You will be much happier and much more accurate if you use them at all times, trust me (us). Without them you never really know the measure of something, especially when it gets changed one or more times.

 

Associative Dimensions, Associative Hatches and Text Scale. These are 3 of the CAD commandments!

 

Mike Smith

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[Evan Shu]

Subject: DBUG> Associative Dimension Stretch

Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:21 PM
From: Larry Gray <lg...@ledarchitecture.com>

> From: Adam <ad...@mcneilcompany.com>

> Making changes to a plan I am needing to stretch my associative
> dimensions. How do I know where the point of the extension was if
the
> dimension was not stretched with the wall corner.

Go to Display and turn on Dim Points (position F0 on the Display
menu).

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[Evan Shu]

From: Roger Donaldson AIA <Roger.D...@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:20 PM

Subject: DBUG> Associative Dimension Stretch

Under Display/DimPoints will show the point that was originally
dimensioned

From: Adam <ad...@mcneilcompany.com>
Making changes to a plan I am needing to stretch my associative
dimensions. How do I know where the point of the extension was if the

dimension was not stretched with the wall corner. Is there some sort
of indicator that I can turn on, I find myself either deleting the
dimension and creating new or moving the string far away from my
drawing, stretching a large area to catch the point in no-man’s land
and then moving back.

We don’t use a lot of associative dimensions but I am trying to get
into it more and more.

I didn’t find my answer on the forum posts, so many to search thru.

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Sincerely,

Roger Donaldson, AIA, CSI, CDT, LEED AP NCARB

Roger L. Donaldson, AIA P.L.C.

(517) 694-0011

Roger.D...@comcast.net

[Robert]

Hey Adam.
In your display settings turn on dimension points, then hit "u" to to
regenerate the drawing.
You will see a dot in the same color as your dimension at the point
where the end of the line used to be.
You can snap to that dot as the first point in the stretch command and
the new end of the line where the dimension point needs to be.
Stick with the associative dimensions. Otherwise you cannot trust your
drawings.
If your having trouble with small fractions you can turn on rounding
under "dim-style" in the dimension menu.

Robert.
Fort Wayne, Indiana.

On Nov 19, 1:27 pm, Evan Shu <evanh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Adam <a...@mcneilcompany.com>

> d...@world.std.com

[Christopher Blair]

I think what you want is to turn on the dimension point

Utility/Display/DimPoints

Adam wrote:

Making changes to a plan I am needing to stretch my associative
dimensions.  How do I know where the point of the extension was if the
dimension was not stretched with the wall corner.  Is there some sort
of indicator that I can turn on, I find myself either deleting the
dimension and creating new or moving the string far away from my
drawing, stretching a large area to catch the point in no-man’s land
and then moving back.
  

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