If you change the dim style that all of the dims were created with then they
should change. But as you found out you cannot edit the default-ANSI style.
Hindsight is 20-20 hunh ? At least next time you will know how to do it.
Best of luck!
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Sean Dotson, PE
http://www.sdotson.com
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"John Gaubatz" wrote in message
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> Ok. Is this because I changed the style after some dimesions have already
> been created? If so, that the pits, that's alot of dimensions that need be
> be selected to change one by one or by selecting and holding the shift key
> down. Why can't there be an update dimension styles for all dimensions
> button somewhere, as i wanted the change to be universal in this drawing?
> Maybe I'm the only one who has to add more dimensions to a drawing because
> more features were added to the part. Oh well.
> Thanks Sean,
>
> John
>
> "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
> news:4CBF3F91306DEDC983F98FA6E3C3F959@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > No. Select the dims you want to change and the use the dim style
pulldown
> > at the top of the screen to change them to the style you want.
> >
> > --
> > Sean Dotson, PE
> > http://www.sdotson.com
> > Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> > www.sdotson.com/faq.html
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> > "John Gaubatz" wrote in message
> > news:8E6849D3A29F2620D44DAA215F3004FF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > I would like to change the current size of the text in my dimension
> style
> > in
> > > an existing drawing. So I go into the Dimension Styles editor and
notice
> > > that I have it set to DEFAULT - ANSI -RAVEN, which I cannot edit. So I
> > > create a copy of that, change the size to what I want. Then I go to
> > Drafting
> > > Standards and change Active Dimension Style to the copy. But I do not
> > notice
> > > any change to the existing dimensions in the idw. I save and close the
> > idw,
> > > then reopen it and still don't notice any change.
> > >
> > > If I change the active dimension style, shouldn't all existing
> dimensions
> > be
> > > updated to what is active?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > John
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Gaubatz
> > > Raven Industries, Inc.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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