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francis.marcoux@ipexna.com - 1/9/2017 3:23:06 PM

Parallel dims

Working in KC 14.0 for a few weeks, today I had to use the parallel dimensioning function. After picking the 2 points the dimension appears in horizontal where in previous version the dimension was in the axis of the 2 picked points. Is there something I'm missing (options, setup,...)

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Francis Marcoux
KC 14.0

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Advanced member	michael@gutmandesign.com - 1/9/2017 7:47:56 PM RE:Parallel dims Hi Francis, Check the "aligned" box in settings to change the alignment. If using "Quick Dimension" (recommended) then right click to select Parallel, and again to select Edit Settings". This can also be done easily after the fact by using Generic Edit on the dimension. Best regards, Mike Reply \| Quote \| Subscribe to post


Member	rick_kight@stonemountaintool.com - 1/10/2017 7:49:53 AM RE:Parallel dims After you pick your two points then pick the "angle" from the tool bar. This will give the option of using the ref points or two other points etc. It took me a bit to find this after they did the change as its not intuitive. Reply \| Quote \| Subscribe to post

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michael@gutmandesign.com - 1/10/2017 9:51:16 AM

RE:Parallel dims

Rick & Francis,

If the problem is with the orientation of extension lines and not the orientation of the dimension text, then what Rick says works.

However, this appears to be a bug in the parallel dimension function. A parallel dimension should default to the angle of the picked points. The selections should only be modifiers for the standard behavior.

Note the the ordinate parallel dimension function works logically with fewer keystrokes.

Will point out this Web Forum topic to Tech Suport for their input.

Meanwhile, the quick dimension function has less overhead for parallel dims.

Mike

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Chris - 1/16/2017 12:16:29 PM

RE:Parallel dims

I have been looking into this but so far I have not been able to reproduce the problem. If I use Detail>Linear>Parallel I get the detail that I expext to see. Could it possibly be an issue with your set construction plane?

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michael@gutmandesign.com - 1/16/2017 7:43:58 PM

RE:Parallel dims

Hi Chris,

Just checked with construction planes set different ways. Still the same. The dimensions are always horizontal. The only way to get it parallel is to select "angle" in the dialog box and then define the axis by selecting the dimension points again.

This is with 14.0.0 build 3237.

Thanks for looking into it,
Mike

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Site admin	Chris - 1/17/2017 6:47:35 AM RE:Parallel dims Can you email a sample file to support@kubotek3d.com so I can take a peak? ---------------------------- Christopher Boivin Technical Support Manager Kubotek USA, Inc. 2 Mount Royal Ave, Suite 500 \| Marlborough, MA 01752 Skype: christopher.boivin1 Phone: 800-372-3872 option 2 Fax: 508-229-2121 Reply \| Quote \| Subscribe to post

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Keith - 1/17/2017 1:14:16 PM

RE:Parallel dims

I get the same thing as Mike and I'm on 14.0.1 (3666). In playing around with this function a little I did find that if I choose the first position I get the "Angle" selection in the conversation bar. Clicking this and then choosing "Ref-Pts" prior to making the second selection makes the function work as expected AND the function seems to retain this setting even after closing the file and/or KeyCreator so this may be the fix, however it doesn't explain why the function gets wacky in the first place.

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Keith - 1/17/2017 1:27:01 PM

RE:Parallel dims

I may have found what is causing this issue. Simply choosing "Angle" before placing your dimension seems to be what is causing the dimension default to change. In addition this also seems to affect the Diameter by 2 Positions function in the same manner as well. In either case, doing as stated above seems to get it to revert back to functioning as intended. Can anyone else verify?

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Advanced member	michael@gutmandesign.com - 1/17/2017 9:13:38 PM RE:Parallel dims You got it Keith! It appears that the function sticks once set right. It also sticks globally to other open drawings. It also sticks after closing and re-opening KC. Mike Reply \| Quote \| Subscribe to post