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Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

(OP)
When I have a model and a 2D drawing of the model, and the drawing is dimensioned,I sometimes get dangling dimensions on the 2D drawing if i make revisions to the 3D model.

Sometimes these dangling dimensions are still good but I dont want them printed in dangling colors, so I i have been deleting the dangling dimensiion and re-dimensioning it.  Is there an easier way to do this - ie. to confirm that the dimension is ok?

RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

If the dimension is manually placed, (not automatic or via "insert > model items") you should be able to just drag the connection point of the dimension back onto a relevant point of the geometry.

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

(OP)
The dimension is in the relevant point already - its just shown in dangling color.

I can drag the endpoint of the extension line but that doesnt change the dangling color

RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

The connection points may look like they are at the correct places, but if you drag them away from & then return to a vertex or line, that should correct the dangling colour.

Were these dimensions manually placed?
Do you know why they have become "dangling"? (removed or edited feature?)

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

(OP)
If by manually placed you mean that in the 2D drawing, I clicked dimension and inserted them - yes.

I cannot drag the connection points away other than to make the extension lines longer or shorter.

If i have dangling annotations or datum symbols, can replace them by moving them, but I cannot do the same with these dimensions.

An example would be a dimension between two round holes - then i change the hole from round to semi-circular shaped.  It may not necessarily mean that the dimension between them has changed, but yet they show up in dangling colors (which is understandable) - how do I avoid to redimension?

RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

Why dimension the same thing twice?
Instead of manually placing the dimension in the drawing view, use the Insert > Model Items to place them from the model itself, then if the model changes the dimensions remain intact.

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

(OP)
I may not want all dimesions shown in the model to be on the 2D print.  There may be more or less.

So does this mean that there is no way to undangle a dimension without deleting it?

RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

I cannot reproduce a dangling dimension using the (round to semi-circular) example you gave so cannot confirm that one, but when I have had other "danglers" I was able to re-attach the connection points as per my previous post.

FYI, you don't have to have all the dimensions inserted into a drawing view at once. You can select feature by feature, view by view if needed.

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

Since we use ordinate dimensions to guide the CAM operator I get danglers often. Just click on the attachment point of the "0" leader and click "OK". That should also work for regular style, just try both leader attachments.

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RE: Is there an easier way to change dangling dimensions

SnowCrash ... you can also use ordinate dims in a models sketch & then insert those. That should eliminate the danglers in the drawing view caused by model changes ... providing the sketch is dimensioned correctly.

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

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