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Dimensions Double in Drafting

Dimensions Double in Drafting

Dimensions Double in Drafting

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When I started up my station today and dimensioned a print, all of the values were doubled and one dim line is snapped to the part and the other is off in the distance. This has never happened before, but all dimensions are now doubled and one dim line is off the part. Any suggestions?

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

It depends on the order you pick your geometry.  Ex. if you were dimensioning a rectangular pocket and wanted the distance from center to 1 edge, and you picked the edge first, you dim. value would double as if your dimensioning the o.a. length of pocket.  If you pick the center first then edge, this will not happen.   

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

It might be that the "half dimension" option is checked.  I'm not sure what this option is there for, but when you are dimensioning, BEFORE placing the dimension if you right-click you should be able to un-check the half dimension option.   

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

Verify that your CATDrawing has the standard you want to work with.

Eric N.
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RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

Before it happened,Can you explain more detail? Maybe we could help.

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

If you show by picture,it would be great. If it is secret,just show only the area which the dimensions were doubled. I think it's better. And what we want to know is what happen before that.

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

My catia V5 is now doing this ugh.. Its only showing 1 arrow in a dimension and the dimension is double what it is supposed to read. I have a view that is 2:1 and when I put a dimension on it, it looks like this (I circled the dim in red)
The dim should read 24.05 and have 2 arrowheads of course. None of can figure out why its doing this ugh!

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

you're in "half dimension" mode.

delete the old dimension. Create a new dimension, but before you click the location, right-click and turn off the HALF DIMENSION option.

Once you turn it off, all new dimensions will be normal.

 

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

Thanks Jack. It appears you are right but when I right click there is no half dimension option pops up

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

got it! Thanks!

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

glad you got it figured out, Matt. Give the thanks (and a star) to ALBIGGER (3rd post)  

RE: Dimensions Double in Drafting

Just did.. wasn't aware of that feature. THANKS!

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