Setting Dimensions - won't re-size drawing

[RaumFahrer]

I'm just beginning, and after I draw a rectangular sketch and begin using the smart dimension tool, I cannot dynamically input the dimension after clicking to place the dimension. Likewise, when I do click out and then back on to the dimension, I can input a new measurement but the drawing doesn't actually rescale. It sems that after initially drawing, I cannot change its size. If I input a new size, it remains blue and underlined to say it is "Not to Scale". How can I change this?

 

[KENAT]

Are you in draft?

I suggest you work in 'model sheet' for sketching.

I forget where the setting is to change it but by default in regular draft you aren't putting driving dimensions etc.

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[RaumFahrer]

I'm still working on th vocab of the program, but I'm in part. I'm actually in step three of a ordered part modeling tutorial. That's another reason I'm s confused...I've followed the very basic first two steps...

 

[KENAT]

OK, so I forget if the interface in sketch changed much in the newer version, however somewhere up the top there should be a padlock symbol or something so you can make the dimension a driving dimension rather than a driven dimension which it sounds like you may currently have.

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[RaumFahrer]

That's just one more problem. If the dimension is unlocked, it still does the same thing. Any other help would be great. Thanks!