topic Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements in AutoCAD Forum

Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

saul.sierra24GNS — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:48:40 GMT

I have been trying to start on a new drawing, however whenever I want to change a dimension only the text will change and not the actual length. I've tried changing different settings and options, even resetting to default settings. yet nothing seems to work or fix my problem. Is there a problem with my actual application?

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

pendean — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:23:05 GMT

You may have a manual override in place: Share that DWG file here please if you still need help.

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

saul.sierra24GNS — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:31:26 GMT

It's not just on that file it doesn't work. Any previous drawing I have I can't change. Or new ones

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

pendean — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:38:03 GMT

Thanks for the file: not seeing that issue here in your file up here

But this one was manually edited by someone (aka there is an override) as I stated earlier, you need to remove that, it can be done in PROPERTIES

Looks like you or someone accessing your file decided to fudge dimensions for some reason for a task or something. Ask around.

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

saul.sierra24GNS — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:45:46 GMT

That's the point I'm trying to get across. When I try to change the dimension it'll only change the text. Why isn't it changing the actual length of whatever I need.

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

Kent1Cooper — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:46:50 GMT

Maybe you're thinking it works in the way certain things do in Revit [and I suppose some other programs], that you choose a Dimension or a distance indication and type a value into it, and something moves or changes to suit. AutoCAD has never worked that way. You need to change the object(s), and any Dimensions associated with it will change their displayed text value (if not overridden). In different situations, the best command to use could be STRETCH or LENGTHEN or TRIM or EXTEND or SCALE, maybe some others; if the Dimensions are Associative and tied to the objects, they will update under any of those, but if not, only when using STRETCH and including their definition points within the selection window/lasso, or grip-editing and including the Dimension(s) in the selection.

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

cadffm — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:58:38 GMT

Hi,

choose another program

or learn the way to edit geometric by edit commands, like Kent mentioned.

BUT

AutoCAD have a part of geometrical and dimensioning CONSTRAINs,

it isn't the main quality of the program, but we won't hide this:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-24EC28C2-D67E-4160-819E-6735E9B9EDFC
https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-668B1B7D-9991-44CA-8607-83665A82FF7F

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

pendean — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:01:56 GMT

That's not what you do, this is how you fix it: simply wipe the override entry from PROPERTIES

Of if you double-click on the text itself in the actual dimension, then you select everything written and then type

(those are what the keys look on your keyboard).

You never EVER type anything else.

This is basic AutoCAD usage: are you new to the program from another CAD by chance? let someone know, we can point you to some core tutorials for dimensioning.

HTH

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

saul.sierra24GNS — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:20:02 GMT

I used inventor a lot so maybe it's that. But I remember when dimensioning a line or anything really would change it's length so that's why I'm having trouble. Just a hassle to try and change a length with just commands.

Re: Dimensioning isn't changing actual measurements

pendean — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:50:13 GMT

>>>...dimensioning a line or anything really would change it's length...<<<
@saul.sierra24GNS Parametric Constraints in AutoCAD is a separate function: explore how to get into that here https://www.thesourcecad.com/smart-parametric-dimensioning-using-formulas-in-autocad/
and https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/Practical-Guide-Parametric-Drawing-AutoCAD-2016

and from HELP inside AutoCAD (this is the online access) https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-899E008D-B422-4DF2-AC8D-1A4F5701ED4E-htm.html