NX 8.5 - Override Dimension

[ARToolingEngineer]

Greetings,

Can anyone show me how to Override a Dimension?

Thanks,

Brent

 

[cowski]

By "override a dimension", you mean to type in your desired value instead of using the calculated value?*
The process depends on your NX version, but for NX 8.5 I think it was Edit -> annotation -> text, pick dimension, enter new text.

*This is considered a bad practice if you are changing the dimension value and should be avoided. If you are creating a tabulated dimension (dim A, see table) this is OK. If your drawing has to pass some automated checks, this process will probably be flagged as an issue.

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[ARToolingEngineer]

Cowski,

Thank you for showing how to do it. I do realize this is a bad practice, we just had a unique situation that warranted this option.

Thanks again,

Brent

 

[Toost]

and , there is a very old option ( still brilliant function!) to check for dimensions w manual text.
Information - Other - Object specific - dimensions w manual text
Dimensions with manual text will then highlight.

Regards,
Tomas

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