2011

Table Of Contents

■ Add associativity to dimensions in legacy drawings.

■ Remove associativity from dimensions in drawings that will be used by

people working in releases prior to AutoCAD 2002, but who do not want

any proxy objects in the drawings.

Reassociate Dimensions to Different Objects

With DIMREASSOCIATE, you can select one or more dimensions and step

through the extension-line origin points of each dimension. For each

extension-line origin point, you can specify a new association point on a

geometric object. Association points determine the attachment of extension

lines to locations on geometric objects.

NOTE When you create or modify associative dimensions, it is important to locate

their association points carefully so that if you make a future design change, the

geometric objects that you change will also change the dimensions associated

with them.

When you use the DIMREASSOCIATE command, a marker is displayed that

indicates whether each successive extension line origin point of the dimension

is associative or nonassociative. A square with an X in it means that the point

is associated with a location on an object, while an X without the square

means that the point is not associated with an object. Use an object snap to

specify the new association for the extension-line origin point or press Enter

to skip to the next extension-line origin point.

NOTE The marker disappears if you pan or zoom.

Change Non-associative Dimensions to Associative

You can change all the non-associative dimensions in a drawing to associative.

Select all non-associative dimensions, and then use DIMREASSOCIATE to step

through the dimensions, associating each one with locations on geometric

objects.

Change Associative Dimensions to Non-associative

You can change all associative dimensions in a drawing to nonassociative

dimensions. Select all associative dimensions, and then use DIMDISASSOCIATE

to convert them into nonassociative dimensions.