Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings

Changing Dimension Associations

It is possible to change existing dimension associations without replacing the dimensions.

To reassociate dimensions, see the Reassociate Dimension tool.

To drop an association point
  1. In the Drop tool box, select the Drop Association tool.

  2. Identify the extension line that is associated to an element.

  3. Accept the dropping of the association.

To re-associate an extension line to an element
  1. Turn on Association Lock.

  2. In the Modify tool box, select the Modify Element tool. (In the Main tool frame, Modify Element is the default “representative” of the Modify tool box.)

  3. Identify the extension line whose association with an element has been dropped.

  4. Snap a tentative point to the point on the element to which the extension line is to be associated.

  5. Accept the association of the extension line to the snapped point on the element.

If a dimension element is dropped, all associations are dropped and can be restored only by placing a new dimension.