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Dimensions in SW 2004 SP2.1, Windows NT4.0 SP 6.0

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jack3108

Mechanical
Feb 16, 2004
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SW2004 SP2.1, Windows NT4.0 SP6.0

Has anybody seen that - it happened to me more than once on different dimensions very recently, after applying SP2.1 - all of a sudden one extension line of a dimension say 5 7/8" (I am talking about DRAWING) jumps to a different part of the dwg (in this case to the center line of the machine) BUT THE VALUE OF THE DIMS REMAINS THE SAME !!!

I find it VERY DANGEROUS!!! Because the dimension now has a totally WRONG value - and the machinist in the shop will machine the part wrongly !!!

I have some suspicion (but only a suspicion) that this is somehow related to the fact that the dimension described above WAS lined up with some other dim via --->|<--- icon.

Today another dim 71 1/2 jumped to another part of a machine but displayed VALUE remained at 71 1/2 while the &quot;new&quot; correct distance between parts would be some 900+ &quot;. It also &quot;got&quot; note TYP which was not there (that is when the dim was created last Friday). However the next to it the &quot;horizontally lined up&quot; dim DID have TYP note when created on Friday.

Is it possible that weird dim not only went nuts but additionally &quot;copy&quot; TYP text from the neighboring dim ???

Has anybode seen THAT ?

Any help would be appreciated
 
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