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Attaching custom symbol to dimension

  • July 31, 2014
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Hi, a i have a problem snapping custom symbol to dimension like on the pictures.

Its some weird attachment, the placement type of symbol is free, i can move it freely separately, but when i move the dimension, the symbol moves too.

When i right-click on the symbol and select Edit Attachment, i see there are no attachments, so its snapped to the dim some other way.

Please help me how can i create connection like this.

Grateful for any answer.


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Best answer by dschenken

When you create the symbol you can select Free or Offset. Offset allows you to select an item to follow around.

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dschenken1-VisitorAnswer
1-Visitor
July 31, 2014

When you create the symbol you can select Free or Offset. Offset allows you to select an item to follow around.

ptc-59427461-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
July 31, 2014

thank you, thats what i was looking for!

StephenW
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
July 31, 2014

Go to the annotation tab, select the symbol and then choose the UNRELATE option in the ribbon.

You might have to unrelate twice.

unrelate.jpg

StephenW
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
July 31, 2014

Sorry, you wanted to know how to create the connection. Dave's method works. The other method is RELATE TO OBJECT, in the image above.

Select the symbol, then RELATE TO OBJECT, then select the dimension (or just about anything else) and it moves with that object.

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