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mmiles
2008-10-09, 06:23 PM
Hi all.
My project has a few level lines that I use to indicate the top of finished ridge heights. somewhere in one of the dozens of views I have locked a dimension that is keeping two level lines at a fixed distance. Other than opening all the views to find the hidden dimension, is there a way to either determine where the controlling dimension is, or to break the locked dim?

thanks.

eddy.lermytte
2008-10-09, 11:36 PM
Matthew
Try this
Go to one of your elevation views > zoom to fit.
Select one of the none locked Level Lines
On the outer left and right ends of the Level Lines you'll see vertical, light blue, dashed lines going from bottom Level Line to top Level Line.
These blue dashed lines refer to the automatic constrains among the levels.
Now select a locked Level Line.
Have a close look on the left and right ends of the Level Lines, a second light blue dashed line and padlock will pop up. If not ... with the locked Level Line selected > Zoom to fit the view again.
Unlock the padlock or delete the Constraint Line. The locked dim. somewhere in the model should be broken.

kathy71046
2008-10-10, 12:36 AM
If you draw a new dim between the levels, it should show up as locked, and you can then unlock it from there.

If the object it is locked to is not visible, the lock won't be either, so you will need to reveal hidden elements to find the lock.