Resizing Breaks Parameters, Constraints, Everything!

[Spielmanmj]

How do I make this instrument panel bigger? I want to add 0.3134" to the bottom so that I can start a bend there a little lower than where I had it. I thought going to the base sketch and increasing the left side dimension would do the trick but it wrecked all the parameters referencing the top edge, see pics. I tried adding an extra bit to the bottom but I couldn't get it to constrain at all. I want the left side to be 5.1204" instead of 4.807". Thanks!

Mike

[etfrench]

The left side is already 5.1204:

You need to fix the warning on the Layout sketch before proceeding further.

[Spielmanmj]

Yes, but the parameters (red) get locked up. I can't change them. They have the same numbers as before but the actual distance is wrong. I added the driven dimension on the left. Here's a before screenshot:

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

I cannot particularly explain the solution, the Compute All command should do it but does not. A simple left click tweak in the Layout sketch will fix the locked dimensions.  Model attached.

[Spielmanmj]

That really is weird. Thanks again and again! You've saved me so many times!

[Spielmanmj]

So I tried it on mine and your trick doesn't work! I'm at a loss! Will probably just redraw the whole thing.

Mike

[jhackney1972]

Just use the one I sent back to you, change the name.

[davebYYPCU]

If redrawing, disregard Sketch Patterns, make and position the first item of each sketch pattern, and replace them with Rectangular Feature Patterns.  

You sketch is so busy you may have overloaded the sketch solver.

Might help.....

[Spielmanmj]

Thanks, I didn't know that was possible!