Expert: Bob - 10/1/2008

Question
QUESTION: if i have drawn object in model space and i dimension it on paper space. and then if i move my object in model space then dimension doesn't adjust as per object in model space if dimassoc is also set to 2

ANSWER: Sorry, but I wonder if I need to reject all questions which do not give the person's experience level, AutoCAD release, field, objective, etc --- I am really  tired of mentioning it: it wastes a lot of my donated time.
I cant suit the reply to the person properly when I am blind to relevant facts

SO --
1-- I cant tell if you have done something else wrong that is messing you up, you dont say.  Have you conformed to what this discusses? It is likely the Dimension Style settings.
ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/WI/engcad/CAD_Training/dimensioning.pdf

My guess is that your answer is in the pdf, and that you are a new user who was not aware of the settings????????????????

2-- It is a poor idea to dimension until the drawing is pretty much finished, as you may know.

New releases have Associative Dimensioning, which makes dimensioning in Model Space much more attractive than formerly.

Write back with all details if that does not help

BOB

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QUESTION: we did all settings what u said and even i mentioned u that dimassoc value is set to 2. then also problem remains the same.as our drawing keeps on changing so its very difficult to dimension on paper space if we have shifted or moved our object in model space

Answer
Hi--

You ignored all of the things you had omitted, and I asked you to tell me, if you wrote back.

AGAIN -- MY ANSWER IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, DEPENDING ON UNDERSTANDING WHO YOU ARE, but I will do the best I can. You do not trust that I have reasons to ask about the release and your background, but merely repeat yourself.

Not really knowing the situation --- if all the settings are correct, and this happens SOMETIMES, I would just fix them and forget it. Certain behaviors in AutoCAD happen for no reason we can find, and it typically is easier to just do the operation over.

If it is happening ALL THE TIME, you are doing something else wrong, but I cannot tell what, from the information you give. Perhaps you do not understand that it is not fair to me, and I cant help well if I dont have clues to your mistake.

I dont understand why you move so many objects after dimensioning, which should be the last operation, after the drawing is done. Maybe these are REVISIONS, but you do not say so.

IF I KNEW you have a recent release with Associative Dimensioning, I would simply tell you to stop dimensioning in Paper Space.

Maybe we are having a language or culture problem --- it might be smart to have a friend help you reply to all I aak , otherwise I have given the best answer I can.

BOB