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DimensionalConstraints
TheDIMCONSTRAINTcommandincludesanewConvertoptiontoconvertassociativedimensionsto
dimensionalconstraintsratherthanit beingthedefaultbehavior.
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Figure31.DIMCONSTRAINToptions
Whenenteringdimensionalconstraint valuesin‐place,youcanclickonanexistingdimensional
constrainttoinserttheconstraintname.Whendynamicdimensionalconstraints referenceanother
parameter,theparametertextisprependedwith“fx:”tohelppreventyoufromaccidentallyassigninga
constantvaluetoaparameterthatreferencesothervariables.
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Figure32.Dimensionalconstraints
NewtoolsontheDimensionalPaneloftheParametrictabprovideyouwithmorecontroloverthe
displayofdimensionalconstraints.UsingtheShow/Hidetoolyoucanselectthespecificdimensional
constraintsyouwanttoshoworhide.
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Figure33.Dimensionalconstraintvisibilitytools
TheParametersManagerofferssignificantimprovementsinAutoCAD2011.ItincludesanewFilters
panewhereyoucandefineparametergroupsthatdisplayasubsetoftheparameters.Createnew filter
groupsusingthebuttonatthetopoftheParametersManagerorbyselectingtheoptionfromtheright‐
click
menu.Withyourfiltergroupscreated,youcanthendragparametersintothem.Theright‐click
menuforparametersintheParametersManagerisupdatedwithadditionaloptionsincludingtheability
todisplaytheFiltertreeandtoremoveparametersfromagroup.