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Which variables do control the associativity of dimensions and hatches?

Associtaive dimensions and hatch associativity in AutoCAD DWG drawings are controlled by the DIMASSOC and HPASSOC system variables.

HPASSOC is stored in the Registry, DIMASSOC is a drawing variable (not a dimstyle variable; see also Help for reading in HPASSOC from older drawings).

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