When changing the dimensions on one side of rectangle, the other side doesnt change automatically (in the rectangle tool), this just started happening, how do i go back to if i change one side the other changes too automatically? thank you
When changing the dimensions on one side of rectangle, the other side doesnt change automatically (in the rectangle tool), this just started happening, how do i go back to if i change one side the other changes too automatically? thank you
Hi Glenn, this is what is happening..the parallel side is not changing when i set one side to 60".
Ctrl+select both lines and make them Equal length.
thank you Glenn,
It seems to be doing this even after opening a new tab, restarting computer, etc.. driving me nuts! I will do what you wrote. thank you!
It may be the parallelogram tool, but it's not the rectangle tool. Double check that you're actually selecting a rectangle from the dropdown menu.
yep, definitely the rectangle tool...ive been going nut over this lol
Hi Ursula,
If this is happening each time you draw and dimension a rectangle, check the setting for Automatic Relations as shown in the image.
Richard
Thank you! I must have pressed something and didnt realize it. I appreciate everyone's help, you are all wonderful! Thank you!
Thank you for this. I would have gone nuts as the original poster as well. I have no idea how that got turned off on mine.
It looks like you don't have any relations on the lines or corners. Since the "rectangle" is at an angle to the axes, you need to have perpendicular relations on the lines to keep it as a rectangle. If the rectangle is aligned to the axes, then the horizontal and vertical relations are added automatically and everything works.
To add perpendicular relations CTRL-left-click the 2 perpendicular lines and assign the perpendicular relation.
Hello Ursula,
It may be difficult to diagnose the problem without having the file, but I'll try to help. If I understand you correctly, when you change the dimension for the horizontal side of a rectangle you expect the vertical dimension to change with it (or vice versa)? If yes, then there must have been a relation between the two dimensions, or some other type of relation that caused it, that has been deleted. One dimension doesn't typically affect the other.
If you meant that you change one dimension and the opposite side doesn't change, so that it's no longer a rectangle, then some relations must have gotten deleted that kept the sides equal and parallel.
Does this answer your question? And if not, can you explain further, or better yet, post a screenshot of your part? See here: How to ad a document to the solidworks forum? for directions on attaching a file.
By the way, when you start a Discussion, if you'll enter a short title (such as "Rectangle Sketch problem") where it says "Type your question", then click on the "Ask it" button below to enter the body of your question it will work better. I know that's confusing, but that's the way it was set up.