Associative Dimensions Changing in Paper Space
Associative Dimensions Changing in Paper Space
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Has anyone encountered an instance when an existing associative dimension in paper space changes its dimension value? This has happened to several of us in my company more than once when we zoom in or out in paper space, switch from one layout to another, after plotting, or at other times. It seems to happen randomly in only some drawings, only to some dimensions, and only in some viewports. Very mysterious. And dangerous.
For example, I recently found a dimension on a drawing reading 3/8" instead of the 3" it was supposed to be. It had been placed in paper space in a viewport with a scale of 1 1/2" = 1'-0" and associated with an element in model space. When checking its properties I found its dim scale to be 1 instead of the -8 it should have been. All the other dimensions in that same viewport were fine.
Any suggestions?
For example, I recently found a dimension on a drawing reading 3/8" instead of the 3" it was supposed to be. It had been placed in paper space in a viewport with a scale of 1 1/2" = 1'-0" and associated with an element in model space. When checking its properties I found its dim scale to be 1 instead of the -8 it should have been. All the other dimensions in that same viewport were fine.
Any suggestions?





RE: Associative Dimensions Changing in Paper Space
RE: Associative Dimensions Changing in Paper Space
It appears that paperspace dimensions will never be fixed by Autodesk and are going to fail intermittently. In general, Autocad seems to have lost its reliability over the last several years.
Joe Dunfee
RE: Associative Dimensions Changing in Paper Space
In other words, you can dimension to endpoints, centres etc and the dimensions usually keep their place.
However you cannot use coordinate filters (.x of and .y of etc) if the dimension node is then placed away from your model space object. You also cannot use 'perpendicular to' fo placing dimension nodes. If you do, then the dimensions lose their places when views are regenerated or the drawing reopened.
I do not know if the problem has been fixed in AutoCAD 2005. The problem makes paperspace dimensions rather useless for all but the simplest of drawings.
RE: Associative Dimensions Changing in Paper Space
RE: Associative Dimensions Changing in Paper Space
For me, 95% of my entites are things that version 2002 doesn't like for transpacial dimensions (solids and polyface meshes), So, they are useless for me. I know upgrading will fix SOME of the transpacial dimension problems... but that is why I upgraded to 2002 in the first place. I've lost the desire to continue upgrades for bug fixes. They don't fix bugs, they only shift them around for you to hunt for.
Joe Dunfee