Once again I am attempting to repair someone's 3D hose sketch that has blown up. As I move about the screen I will occasionally click in mid space as I rotate or pan using the mouse. Frequently when I click I am blessed with this wonderfully helpful dimension from one indeterminate spot in space to another. Then I get to select the dim again and delete it to clear the clutter. I don't have any idea what I have turned on to get this. Could someone suggest what I need to turn off?
Thank you.
Hi Jim,
a right click should bring up a menu where you likely have 'auto insert dimension' turned on.
EDIT:
Actually its just called 'Auto dimension' looks similar, but on a diagonal.
Bjorn,
Is this a setting that would be set in the options setup? I am not seeing it in my right click flyout. The dimension often shows is I click to drag a point and maybe click just off the point. the dimension then shows to something quite a ways from where I am clicking.
The 5 to 15 second lag from my super fast computer does nothing to help this situation either.
I don't think this is what I thought it was. You're in edit part mode withing an assembly? What does it do if you open the part and edit the sketch from there?
In part mode I am not seeing the random dimensions showing up. Of course it is difficult to make sure the hose goes where it is intended in part mode.
Maybe related / maybe not, but mouse gestures is not showing for me in the assembly but did in part mode. also I am unable to fillet these two points because one of the entities would be eliminated. I added the dims to show that is not true, I think?
I don't have a clue about the random dimensions, but for the fillet question the only reason I can think of for that error would be if there are two co-linear lines there, and one of them is very short so you couldn't see it unless you zoomed way in.
I now see the edit above. I will shut off auto dimension and see if that helps.
I'm just wondering if that dimension is somehow coming from the complex piece you have in the centre. A speed-pak might speed things up.
Hi Jim,
a right click should bring up a menu where you likely have 'auto insert dimension' turned on.
EDIT:
Actually its just called 'Auto dimension' looks similar, but on a diagonal.