Topic: How often do you edit dimensions (value, tolerance, arrows, etc.)?

[gmyroup]

Editing dimensions in ACAD doesn't appear to be very easy. I was wondering how often you edit a dimension (not the dimension style) right after you've created it.

Jerry

[T.Willey]

What are you trying to edit?  I have found when I needed to edit them, it was pretty easy to get what I needed.  If you are referring to your other post, the one about the radius and diameter, then that is only one things that was hard at first, but never again now that you know how. 

[Maverick®]

*Guess*

  Mygroup is developing some software and just looking for some user input on drawing habits.

[Josh Nieman]

I find that editing dimensions is very very easy.

For the record, as far as tolerance/precision/etc... NEVER edit, aside from adding text notes to the end... such as "MIN" "MAX" and sometimes if I'm doing control joint spacings on a large foundation slab, I'll dimension an overall and edit the text to be "18 JOINTS @ 25'-0" O.C. = 425'-0""  with the 425'-0" being an unedited <> dimension.

Otherwise it's dimension style for everything.  You can't exactly automate something for notes.

[deegeecees]

...  You can't exactly automate something for notes.

 

[daron]

It really depends on who I'm doing work for. Some people allow you to draw in 1/2" fractions or worse and some require that even if there are fractions that everything be set to even increment inches. I can't even have something like 17'-3" and 17'-1" side by side. It gets tough. Of course I could just set a dimstyle to reflect each type of clients requirements.

[Josh Nieman]

...  You can't exactly automate something for notes.

 

I mean for times when you need to add "MIN" "MAX" or something... the program won't KNOW when or when not to do it... for special unique instances of text, you can't automate... you can't automate things that are not repetitive, to shorten it.

[CADaver]

If you mean fiddle with the content of the text, nearly never and for much of that we've built custom tools.

If you mean stretch to match the new configuration of the model, we do that all the dang time.

[Shinyhead]

I would say we dim edit at least 5 times per viewport, thats why we automate it the way I showed you, makes it much faster and ensures things are consistant.  We have specific dimedits that load for each clients workspace so the verbiage is consistant with thier standard.

[CADaver]

I would say we dim edit at least 5 times per viewport, thats why we automate it the way I showed you, makes it much faster and ensures things are consistant.  We have specific dimedits that load for each clients workspace so the verbiage is consistant with thier standard.

What are you dimediting, if I can ask??  (or even if I can't...)

[Shinyhead]

We do arch. millwork drawings so for what we do the Common edits tend to be;
<>Hold
<>V.I.F.
<>Clear
<>VFY
EQ
1/2 EQ
EQ A, EQ B, etc
x" MIN.
x" MAX.
<>Field Checked
<>Scribe
<>+/-
<>Carcass
<>Door
<>Countertop
etc, etc

It just depends on what that particular shop wants.

I have scripts that put those in after <> so the drafter pretty much has no chance of messing up the actual dimension shown (if it is).

[CADaver]

.... I have scripts that put those in after <> so the drafter pretty much has no chance of messing up the actual dimension shown (if it is).

ahhh, that's what I was looking for....

[Shinyhead]

When I became cad manager that was the very first thing I changed and the very first company wide email I sent. 

"Hi, I am Chris, your new cad manager and you will NOT override dimension values."   :pissed:

[Maverick®]

"Hi, I am Chris, your new cad manager and you will NOT override dimension values."   :pissed:

....And I am blue.  Fear me!  Mwahahahaha

[Shinyhead]

"Hi, I am Chris, your new cad manager and you will NOT override dimension values."   :pissed:

....And I am blue.  Fear me!  Mwahahahaha

You look a little bit blue yerself there clownboy!