Re: Dimension over-ride?!?


> The special override box is new in 2006. It has always been possible to
> simply delete the "<DIM>" from the dimension and add you own number. I
> think the real functional difference is that the tolerance tools will
> repspect the number added in the override box, but not a text replacement
> of "<DIM>".
>
> When this appeared, I made some noise about how bad an idea I thought it
> was (beta forums, I think), and recommended that if they insist on
> including this feature, then they should also include a marker that the
> dimensions is not to scale, such as the customary underlining.

Thanks for clarifying that Dale. I never thought to try and replace the
<DIM> ; nor would I want to. The new over-ride box got my attention, though.

I agree that there should be some marker showing that the value was
over-ridden.

jk


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