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Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

(OP)
I dont want to be able to change my model from detail drawing dimensions.  Is there a way to change this without reloading?  I'm not ready to load 2004 yet so I'm still on 2003

RE: Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

I believe you need to reinstall to disable this feature.

RE: Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

BOBORUSH,

Sorry to say this, but I'm quite certain that this is an installation option only and cannot be changed after the fact without going through the process again.

Chris Gervais
Sr. Mechanical Designer
Lytron Corp.

RE: Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

Another option is to not use the model dims in the drawing, and use dimensions added in the drawing itself.

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RE: Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

(OP)
Yes Tick, I think thats what I want to do, I dont care about the model dimensions, in fact I have them turned off on my drawing template as a default.  So How do I turn off this dimension driven not driven dialog box  that happens on every dimension I add?

RE: Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

I only ever get that message when I dimension from part geometry to drawing sketch entity (i.e. line drawn for slot centerline).  It doesn't appear when I go between 2 bits of part geometry.

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RE: Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

Tools --> Options --> System Options --> Sketch --> Over defining dimensions

RE: Drawings-putting in dims-driven or not driven-can I get rid of this?

(OP)
Thats the nail on the head!  The Tick Rules!  I was ordinate dimensioning from a point that I placed on the drawing instead of from geometry.

Thanks Tick

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