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   I drew objects in model space and dimension them in paper space. I found the problem is sometimes the dimensions change to zero autometically without any changes in the objects. How can it happen?

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Paul Chunha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 31.Mar.2009 Status: Offline Points: 3	Topic: Moving dimension Posted: 31.Mar.2009 at 23:48
	I drew objects in model space and dimension them in paper space. I found the problem is sometimes the dimensions change to zero autometically without any changes in the objects. How can it happen?

jam2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01.Nov.2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14	Posted: 27.Apr.2009 at 00:05
	I am not sure what you are trying to do here, Why do you want to dimension in paperspace? by creating a dimension layer in model space you can control how these are seen and scaled in paperspace, so...what end result are you trying to get to?
	Jam

msplcdykee69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15.Dec.2008 Location: United States Using: Civil 3D, Map, Inventor, Mechanical, & Electrical Status: Offline Points: 163	Posted: 27.Apr.2009 at 03:33
	it is better to dimensions objects in the same space. When drawing in model and trying to dimension in paper, dimensions are not attached to the object so it is easy for the dimension to move if you inadvertently move them.
	Engineering Manufacturing Medical Cables/Adjunct Instructor Engineering Graphics/Engineering Computations and Careers msplcdykee69@yahoo.com Shawn

Paul Chunha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 31.Mar.2009 Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: 28.Apr.2009 at 22:53
	I try to use one object in model space in many viewports and many paperspaces and also different scale. I feel dimensioning them in paperspaces is easier and make model object clean.

Paul Chunha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 31.Mar.2009 Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: 28.Apr.2009 at 22:59
	msplcdykee69: When I dimension the model space objects in paperspace, if I snap to the objects' point the dimension line will attached to the objects. When I resize the objects, the dimension line will update itself. Just don't understand sometimes I'm sure I haven't modified the objects but dimension line go to zero!? Do you think it's better to use Annotation?

msplcdykee69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15.Dec.2008 Location: United States Using: Civil 3D, Map, Inventor, Mechanical, & Electrical Status: Offline Points: 163	Posted: 29.Apr.2009 at 02:51
	I use Annotation dim styles as well as text styles myself; I wind up with different viewports at different scales as well. It is one less thing I have to keep up with when setting drawings up in my line of work.
	Engineering Manufacturing Medical Cables/Adjunct Instructor Engineering Graphics/Engineering Computations and Careers msplcdykee69@yahoo.com Shawn

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