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having trouble with pink dimensions

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:59:44 GMT

Dear community,

i have been having trouble making drawings since every time i put in dimensions and later have to alter the model the dimensions just wont

adjust to the new situation (see attached image).

my question is if there is a way to better ''lock'' or ''constraint'' the dimensions onto model features or something so when i for instance change the diameter of a pipe it changes with the new size.

Re: having trouble with pink dimensions

Rob67ert — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:29:57 GMT

Hi there,

Is this an iPart or iAssembly?

Re: having trouble with pink dimensions

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:36:46 GMT

this is an ipart (multi body part) placed in an assembly

Re: having trouble with pink dimensions

Rob67ert — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:44:50 GMT

This will happen if you change the iPart in the assembly.
For the dimension it will be a different part, so it is not able to connect the dimensions the the geometry.

Re: having trouble with pink dimensions

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:47:28 GMT

is there a way to work around this ?

Re: having trouble with pink dimensions

Rob67ert — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:01:07 GMT

It depends on the geometry that will change in the different iPart members.
For instance, if you have a hole in one member and put a dimension on it, the dimension will ben pink if you choose another member without that hole.

Re: having trouble with pink dimensions

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:04:52 GMT

In this case the roof nozzle only moved a bit to the left, where as all connected dimensions stayed behind

Re: having trouble with pink dimensions

Prav!n — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:41:27 GMT

You could not "Lock" or "Constrain" a dimension with respect to a Model/Geometry.

You can be able to Constrain Ur Views (Detailed / Sectional) with respect to the Geometry.

For Detail View:

Right Click and Select "Attach" to Lock the View Boundaries. So that if u r moving or updating the sizes it auto-populates itself.

For Sectional View:

Right Click and "Edit", Using Project geometries constrain it with the section line.

This could help you a little.

Regards,

S.Praveen