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Toggling dimension view?

Toggling dimension view?

Toggling dimension view?

(OP)
Hey guys,

Ok, in 2004 I used to be able to toggle a dimension from one side of a leader to the other side but click the little graphic which appear in on the leader where it made a 90 deg turn to go to the dimension text.  I don't seem to be able to do this with 2005, does anyone know why or what I might be doing wrong ?   I hope I explained myself well :P

RE: Toggling dimension view?

I just tried it, it worked for me.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

RE: Toggling dimension view?

(OP)
Hmm, that's really werid, I keep trying and it doesn't seem to work.  I don't imagine that it would be something that you can turn on and off?

RE: Toggling dimension view?

no problems here, I have noticed other weird selection issues.  Put a note leader on a point not edge, then try to move the arrow leader, watch the cursor.  You have to be slightly off to get the note icon "A", otherwise you get the pan option to move the drawing view.

J

RE: Toggling dimension view?

Try this I'm not sure if it will fix your issue... Plus I'm not really following what you are doing, but this option I know is causing a lot of havoc with SW05 SP1.1

Toggle "Dynamic Highlight from graphics view" Tools|Options|System Options|Display/Selection

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users

RE: Toggling dimension view?

It works here too.  Pick a dimension and you get little green nodes on the arrowheads. Pick that node and it flips the dimension.  You should get a little icon under your mouse pointer to let you know your on it.

I also noticed that if you pick a dimension, and pick the little green node on the end of the extension line, you can oblique your dimension (maybe use when dimensioning isometrics).

Flores

RE: Toggling dimension view?

If you don't have that option selected that listed above with SP1.1 those nodes don't show up. By toggling that option on then the nodes reappear.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users

RE: Toggling dimension view?

(OP)
Thanks for the input, I tried toggling the "Dynamic Highlite" which Scott suggested and now it seems to work.  

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