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Associative Dimensions

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To change the dimension associativity default

1. Click Tools menu Options.At the Command prompt, enter options.
2. In the Options dialog box, User Preferences tab, under Associative Dimensioning, select or clear Make New Dimensions Associative.
3. Do either or both of the following:
   • Click Apply to record the current Options settings in the system registry.
   • Click OK to record the current Options settings in the system registry and close the Options dialog box.

All subsequently created dimensions in the drawing use the new setting. Unlike most other option settings, dimension associativity is saved in the drawing file rather than in the system registry.

 Command entry: OPTIONS