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Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

(OP)
swx 2010, sp 0.0

In drawings, when dimensioning to a mid point of an entity, why does it always come up as over defined?

Second, how do you get rid of that annoying box that pops up when you select a dimension in a drawing?  I've "looked" unsuccessfully.

thanks.

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

Re-the mid-point dimension ... I don't know

Re-the Dimension Palette ... update to sp4.0

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

(OP)
Wow, that would be so easy if the uppers hadn't pulled maintenance at sp 0.0.

Thanks for the info.  The mid point issue has been there since at least 2004.

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

I'm not 100% sure the following will work for SP0, but it's worth a try.

In the registry, go to;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2010\Dimensions and RMB in the RH panel and add a DWORD key 14504

The end result should be;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SolidWorks 2010\Dimensions\14504(DWORD)=1

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

(OP)
Tried both methods but no success.  Well, thanks for the input.  Maybe in 2014 when we go from 2010 to 2014 I can finally turn it off.  =)

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

generalpatton,

Please post an example of what you are trying to do.  Are you actually in a drawing or a sketch in a part file?  I just tried adding a dimension to the midpoint of an entity in both a drawing and to a line element in a sketch and the dimension tool would not grab the midpoint in either.

- - -Updraft

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

(OP)
Using ordinate dimensions in drawings and selecting the midpoint of a line mainly.  Since rectangles can't generate their "center mark" in a drawing, I just rmb a line and click "select midpoint".  Or you can filter midpoints and get it that way.  

I guess it'd be interesting to hear how others are dimensioning rectangles using ordinate dims.

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

Are the rectangles machined or punched in sheet metal?

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

(OP)
Punched exclusively

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

If you are getting an over-defined error, I assume you must be placing the ordinate dimensions in the part. Using the Center Rectangle tool to create the rectangular hole will allow the centre point of the sketch to be used as a selection point for the ordinate dimension.

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

BTW ... I have never had the over-defined error when dimensioning to a mid-point.

RE: Over defined mid point and annoying dim shadow box

(OP)
Ordinates generated in drawing file.  The center rectangle is fine until you do a pattern feature.

So I just did a small scale test with one square in a drawing.  Apparently, when it drops a dim on the midpoint, it sets it to driving.  Edges, vertices and everything else get set to driven by default.

CSI Solidworks.  Case closed.

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