Dimensions

[neil]

I am working on existing drawing previously created. I have moved the dimensions into model space. I now cannot grab a handle and change the dimension. it immediately unselects it. not on locked layer or constrained. I copied lines and dimensions from another drawing and pasted and can move them fine.

[dbroad]

Sounds like pickfirst and grips are both set to 0.  If that is not the issue, attach a copy of your drawing with only a single non-functional dimension.

[neil]

Pickfirst was set to 1

Grips was set to 2

All dimensions inside of cloud non-functional



Neil Frank

Tru-Steel Corporation

3208 Industrial 31st Street

Fort Pierce, FL 34946

Ph (772) 460-3101

Fax (772) 460-3103

Cell (772) 828-0269

Neil@Tru-Steel.com

[neil]

Pickfirst was set to 1

Grips was set to 2

All dimensions inside of cloud non-functional



Neil Frank

Tru-Steel Corporation

3208 Industrial 31st Street

Fort Pierce, FL 34946

Ph (772) 460-3101

Fax (772) 460-3103

Cell (772) 828-0269

Neil@Tru-Steel.com

[pendean]

>>>...I have moved the dimensions into model space...<<<
Explain process. Post DWG file, let's all have a go too.

[neil]

To move dimensions into model space, I highlight the dimensions in paper
space then use the change space command.





Neil Frank

Tru-Steel Corporation

3208 Industrial 31st Street

Fort Pierce, FL 34946

Ph (772) 460-3101

Fax (772) 460-3103

Cell (772) 828-0269

Neil@Tru-Steel.com

[neil]

To move dimensions into model space, I highlight the dimensions in paper
space then use the change space command.





Neil Frank

Tru-Steel Corporation

3208 Industrial 31st Street

Fort Pierce, FL 34946

Ph (772) 460-3101

Fax (772) 460-3103

Cell (772) 828-0269

Neil@Tru-Steel.com

[pendean]

Post your DWG file (or a portion of it) with the locked-up dimensions please.

[neil]

I am new at this community thing. How do I do that? Thanks

[neil]

I am new at this community thing. How do I do that? Thanks

[dbroad]

I hope you are posting by using the forum interface.  If so, under the body, where you write your message are other controls and buttons.  Look for the attachments section and push the browse button.

[pendean]

Come to the website, hit the REPLY button, and post the DWG file. You cannot post a file by replying to the email your get.

[neil]

sorry for delay. I was out of town for holiday, attached is the dwg file

[skintsubby]

I'm not sure how you done your dims. But......Your UCS is not aligned to your model space dimensions.

Check how to align the UCS 

[neil]

after looking at looking at model form all directions, I now can see that the object lines at on the Z0 plane but if I look from front or left/ right view I can see that the dimensions are on a plane below 0 and at slight angle. I am not sure how to fix but I do now have an idea on how it happened. Sometimes when I move a view sideways in a viewport I push the middle button on mouse to pan then I hold shift key down to make sure it moves directly sideways and doesn't move up or down in the viewport. however I have found that if you hold down shift key first then middle mouse key it actually starts to orbit. I must have tilted the model just slightly (not enough to notice) and then started to dimension. and when I changed the dimensions from paper to model space it threw them below Z0 axis

Thanks for your help

[dbroad · Accepted solution]

To fix it, delete and re-dimension. Easiest part of CAD is dimensioning.