I've got a issue with "break lines" on dimensions that have bothered me on
and off for a long while and I figured I finally would break down and ask.
Are they just quirky with when they decide to break or is it just me? I'm
on SWx 2007, but have had this happen on previous releases. I'll have 20
dimensions that are inserted on a drawing, lets say. I adjust all dims to
final location, make sure they've got tolerances, move and adjust some more,
etc. The last thing I do is go through individually and turn on certain
dimensions break lines, for whether I want the vertical dimensions to break
the horizontal or visa-versa. I'll get through 95% of the dims I want with
break lines and then I'll get a "stubborn" dim that just doesn't want to
cooperate. If I give up on it, it looks like I forgot to do one when you
view the print. My standard is that when this happens, I'll just turn off
all break lines so that at least the drawing is consistent.
Does anyone else have an idea on what causes this? All dimensions were
created at the same time, and have identical settings that I can tell. I've
tried yelling at it to try to tell the dim to get with the program, but this
seems to have no effect other than to get strange looks from other
coworkers. Was going to try kicking the PC next in a effort to wake it up,
but figured I'd ask here first. :-p
IYM
PS: Forgive me for not googling to see if this has been discussed before,
but as internet usage is monitored here, I try to stay off and stick to the
NNTP news port in my reader as it's not looked at.
- posted
14 years ago