berol Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Want to move an object and would like to see the dimmensions change, real time, on the screen as I'm moving the object. I beleive my old instructor said this was possible. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Set your dimensions to be associative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Make sure you pick the node point of the dimension as well when stretching say a line. If you have typed in a dimension then obviously it will not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berol Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 How do you make your dimensions associative?, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Type DIMASO at the command line and make sure it's set to ON. Off Creates no association between the various elements of the dimension. The lines, arcs, arrowheads, and text of a dimension are drawn as separate objects. On Creates an association between the elements of the dimension. The elements are formed into a single object. If the definition point on the object moves, the dimension value is updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjt Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?11722-Contribute-a-tip-become-famous&p=320165&viewfull=1#post320165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Alan, Dimassoc does not apply to Autocad 14 or 2000. Back then it was DIMASO. Dimassoc first became available in 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjt Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Alan, Dimassoc does not apply to Autocad 14 or 2000. Back then it was DIMASO. Dimassoc first became available in 2002. True, but it's still informative and might help someone else down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Hughes Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 As others have stated you want associative dimensions, but there are other considerations: Moving a dimension will not change the dimension, stretch should. If you have overwritten the dimension, it will not change as you stretch. If the dimension contains the value "" it is assocative and not overwitten. If DRAGMODE is anything other than "Auto" the dimension will not update during a stretch. I might add a comment/warning. If you are using the technique of viewing the dimension updating during a stretch it may be that you are simply selecting points on the screen for your stretch. This is a highly inaccurate way of producing a drawing. If that is the case I would suggest direct coordinate input as an alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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