Autodesk Inventor

[#1]

All of the sudden after I sketch a rectangle i need 8 dimensions instead of 4.  how do I get it back to only needing 4?

[#2]

I'm only guessing here but I think you had one of the end points constrained to the origin. 

You can easily add a coincident constraint on one of the corners

OR as I prefer add horizontal and vertical constraints to the center marks of the lines of the rectangles.

[#3]

No I always draw teh rectangles like this then add 4 dimensions the horizontal and vertical overall lengths then distacnce to center. Now it wants me to constrain the 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines. as well as dimensioning the lines.

[#4]

Did these get turned off?

Tony

[#5]

Accudyne1, I couldn't reall read your screen shot here but with me switching back and forth from classic to ribbon interface style the problem was fixed.

[#6]

The actual image was attached also, but glad you fixed it.  I am guessing it was constraint inference/persistence.  They must have gotten toggled off at some point.

Tony

[#7]

Thanks