Another drawing anomoly

you've discovered my favorite SW "feature"...it's been there since 2001+, and maybe before.

there is a work-around--open the part, and edit the sketch associated with the errant dimension. Grab the dim and move it someplace--you don't need to change it--just move it. Rebuild the part, go back to the drawing, and the dim will be in the right place. Alternatively, as you noted, you can use ref dims. The bug only seems to affect rotated features, not extrusion

I've had parts made incorrectly due to this bug--the errant dim happened to end up pointing at a different line, and the machinist made the part to the print. It's cost me about $500 in real money, not just time. Happily, it was $500, and not $5,000. The response from my VAR is that because there's a work-around it isn't considered a major issue....

I've learned the hard way to proofread my drawings alot more closely than I should have to--personally, I consider it a major problem that SW will generate dwgs that are just flat wrong--SW apparently doesn't agree

You've got to be kidding me. I'm going to have to try that one with our customers.

We've almost been burned by this issue too. Luckily, the vendor noticed that the drawing didn't match the model before they cut chips. That response is ridiculous.

I'll allow my VAR to remain anonymous, but as it happens we changed ~ 18 months ago, and I've had the same response from both the current and the old one...

The same answer from two independant sources, togethor with the fact that the bug goes back at least two years, tells me that it is coming from SW. I'd be happy to hear otherwise, but won't be holding my breath