2003-11-02 12:35 AM
2003-11-02 12:52 AM
Ken wrote:Maybe I'm missing something here, but if you move or stretch the wall or whatever it is, the dimension will automatically change. One less thingyou have to do- you don't have to select the dim string.
I worked with a program called Chief Architect several years ago. They had a very helpfull feature that would speed things up in archicad ...... If you select any Item that has a dimension associated with it, a wall for example, select it then select the dimension and a type box comes up to allow you to change the dimension and the location of the wall would change accordingly.
Ken wrote:This happens to me occasionally also. Did you know that you can use the rotate tool to rotate that string so that it's in the desired direction? That may be easy sometimes than reclicking all the points. One other thing I discovered recently that I probably should have already known about that you can undo bad clicks by just clicking on it again. You can also rotate through what the click relates to if there are multiple items on top of each other. I know, I should have already knowon that.
I also really think the dimension tool should "Know" the direction of the string. I miss that tool so many times and have to re-select all my points
2003-11-02 01:18 AM
2003-11-02 01:24 AM
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2003-11-02 07:33 PM
Geoff wrote:Yup.
Isn't that the way Revit works too?
2003-11-02 08:49 PM
Ken wrote:Well - you can use the coordinates box with the wall selected. Click on the wall corner that needs to be moved, move the curser to the other end of the wall and type x4'+ or y4'+ , depending whether the wall is in x or y direction - or 'r' would work. It's also very speedy and achieves the same result.
In this other (cheap) program if I select the wall and the dimension reads 2 feet .... and I would like it to be 4 feet, with the wall already selected I can click on the dimension, type in a new value 4' and the wall moves to that distance.... i just had to type in the new value. I hope this is clearer than mud.
2003-11-02 09:23 PM
2003-11-02 11:21 PM
Ken wrote:Hi Kim - you are not strictly correct. Select end of wall, type r and that is length of wall. type length you want and that is the result. No calcs needed. ( of course you need the relative triangle selected for this to work).
Hi Kim,
Utilizing the x,y,or r does not actually create the same result, nor as fast. Using the coordinate box you would still have to take the time to calculate the distance you would need to move the object to get your overall result ie: current dimension point 2' plus additional 2' to give you your overall required result of 4'
2003-11-02 11:36 PM
Ken wrote:No. You didn't read what I wrote. If you click one end of the wall, drag that end until the curser sits over other end and then type the x or y - and the final number with a "+" after it, you get the correct length. Putting the "+" afterwards is the key, if the cursor is at the start of the wall. Try what I've described here, if it makes any sense, and you'll see what I mean.
Utilizing the x,y,or r does not actually create the same result, nor as fast. Using the coordinate box you would still have to take the time to calculate the distance you would need to move the object to get your overall result ie: current dimension point 2' plus additional 2' to give you your overall required result of 4'