drafting key-lock question

[uwam2ie]

Doing a lot of drafting , dimensioning with the automatic dimensioning - there are several key like the arrow keys for text below above etc, or the t key for tolerancing. Or the use of the alt key inside the active dimension. What I m looking for is the lock of the active alignment in the display - is there a key to lock ?

 

[SiW979]

I know how to temporarilly disable the active alignment, by holding the Alt key down, I find that very useful when I'm dimension and adding notes that are all trying to snap to one another dagnabbit!!!

Best regards

Simon NX4.0.4.2 MP10 - TCEng 9.1.3.6.c - (NX6.0.3.6 MP2 native)

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[uwam2ie]

simon , alt is ok - but what about dimensioning a chamfer like edge in most times it is flipping while dragging between horizonal and perpeticular or the needed aligned to chamfer edge - it would be nice to lock one state like the automatic constraint in sketch hitting the MB2 while dragging. Those nice little things...
thx to all agree with me ;-)

 

[cowski]

For the times when the dimension is flipping around, I click when it shows the dim I want then drag it into place. Clicking to place the dimension locks it in.