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Cathy Hadley
2005-06-28, 05:04 PM
Has anyone else noticed that the temporary dimensions seem to not show up ALOT in R8 ? and with no active dim option?

Has something changed and I missed the memo?

CZH
iru69
2005-06-28, 05:49 PM
Has anyone else noticed that the temporary dimensions seem to not show up ALOT in R8 ? and with no active dim option?CZH
Yes, I've noticed this too. Most of the time the "activate dimensions" button has been available, but several times it hasn't been. Haven't figured out the rhyme or reason for why it occurs when it does.
iru69
2005-06-29, 05:42 PM
Came across this (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=21201&highlight=dimension+line) thread from a few weeks ago - Patricks was having the same issue.

Seems like only three people are having this issue. Anyone else know if this is a bug (maybe fixed in the most recent builds?) or the circumstances that lead to it?
aaronrumple
2005-06-29, 06:12 PM
Buggy in current build...
patricks
2005-06-29, 07:08 PM
Came across this (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=21201&highlight=dimension+line) thread from a few weeks ago - Patricks was having the same issue.

Seems like only three people are having this issue. Anyone else know if this is a bug (maybe fixed in the most recent builds?) or the circumstances that lead to it?

yeah I still have that problem sometimes... soo frustrating to have to pull a dimension string just so that I can activate the dimension to get something in the right place. It's even worse when it won't even let me activate the dimension I just placed after selecting the object that the dimension is referencing, and so I have to draw a couple of drafting lines, one of the dimension I want, to get the thing in the right place.
sbrown
2005-06-29, 08:38 PM
This thread makes me smile, early users of revit complained for many releases that the temporary dimensions were all over the place and too confusing, I guess now they've been over simplified.
p.vicini
2005-06-29, 08:58 PM
Lol scott you said it!!!!
aaronrumple
2005-06-29, 09:08 PM
Array dim's are still off in left field...
sbrown
2005-06-30, 01:05 AM
I finally realized with arrayed dims(the qty value) you don't have to click on the number, you can right click on the array, and select edit text and change the value there instead of zooming out and trying to click the box that is miles away from your drawing.
aaronrumple
2005-06-30, 02:07 PM
oooo... good one.
BWG
2005-07-01, 12:19 AM
I have noticed that since V7 that the temporary dims have not been there in a lot of instances. Thought I was going crazy.
Wes Macaulay
2005-07-01, 04:20 AM
That is a weird and wonderful tip Scott - that will save me some zoom time!
dmoreira
2006-07-14, 07:48 PM
after all this time, in revit 9, i still have the same problem.
in one of my files, the temporary dimensions don't show up unless i choose the activate dimension button.

does anyone have a clue how to solve this???
irwin
2006-07-15, 01:32 AM
after all this time, in revit 9, i still have the same problem.
in one of my files, the temporary dimensions don't show up unless i choose the activate dimension button.

does anyone have a clue how to solve this???
See my posts in these two threads for an explanation of why you need to choose activate dimensions: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=22909, http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=37686