Recently updated to 2017, never had this issue before but when I right click to lock a dimension it brings up a menu. It use to let me lock the dimension without a menu popping up. It is as if it doesn't know that I am placing a dimension. See pictures for a better understanding.
This seems like a bug, I'd check your install. Start by resetting your registry file and see if that fixes it.
I'm seeing the same behavior you described, but I don't use that feature very often so I hadn't noticed it before and don't know when it started. Left-clicking does seem to lock the dimension's position, but I have to click off to the side to clear the toolbars that popped up and then go back to my dimension.
I also can confirm this looks like a bug in 2017.
Works correctly in 2016.
I had one of my guys who is still on SW 2016 check and he had the same results as you, it worked correctly in 2016.
I resently got the same problem, on 2017 SP3. Will try updating to SP4.1.
Gordon,
I'm running 2017 SP4.0 and it works correctly for me. When I right click to lock the dimension I don't get any menu's.
Nick Bennett described the process exactly as I do it.
Works fine so I don't think it's a bug in 2017.
Maybe the problem is in your specific hardware or installation?
It sometimes works for me, sometimes not. It seems the problem is with diameter/radius dimensions more than linear. Can you confirm that these also works on your machine?
Is this what you mean or do you mean to tangent points?
In either case all dimensions were placed with the dimension lock method.
I don't have the problem in part sketches, only on drawings:
Ah, I understand now! I should have looked at the category of your original post.
I can confirm that it brings up the menu for me as well when I'm locking the dimension on a drawing. It does lock the dimension as well, it just brings up that superfluous menu.
http://help.solidworks.com/2017/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/t_Locking_Dimensions.htm?id=401e64cbfaba487f9b490640651f97c5#Pg0&ProductType=&ProductName=