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    Question Dimensional Constrained frames

    Hi All,

    I Can't find out one option, maybe someone can help me with it.

    I've attached a cad file with dwo blocks. They're build with dimensional constraints and associative dimensioning.
    if you select one of them and turn on Properities, you'll find a "frame" parameter. Changing it will change frame size at all 3 views of the block.
    And that's the issue - I have to select one block by one and change the frame size.
    Is there a chance to have the global frame parameter without selecting each block ?
    for now i have two of them so it's fine, but if I have a 100 in a dwg ?
    They have to be blocks. Please help me If you can figure it out how to do it,

    Kind regards
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    Default Re: Dimensional Constrained frames

    Maybe this solution is too easy... but it works:

    Simply select all of the blocks you want to change and go to the Properties palette. You can change the Custom "frame" value there and all of the blocks will update. And it works whether you select all of one block or a mixture of the two different types. Since the variable name is the same in both, both will update to the new value.

    Use QSELECT Entire Drawing Block, Reference > Name and the blocks you want to modify to quickly find all the blocks in your drawing if you don't want to (or it would take too long to) select them individually.

    Dave.
    Last edited by heinsite; 2012-06-06 at 09:04 PM.

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    Default Re: Dimensional Constrained frames

    Thanks,
    It works fine.
    I was looking for something like in Revit though, maybe it is possible in ACAD- to have a one global parameter 'frame' and link the parameters from all the blocks and drawing to this one.
    That would let me to not worry if someone has drawn a block or a normal geometry and constrained it and put it all mixed. I could then change just one thing and be sure it's changed everywhere, I'm preety sure it should be possible.
    Thanks,
    Przemek

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