diyDehnel Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 This should be a newbie question and seems pretty basic to me but I have not found anything in the tutorials/manuals yet that seems to address the issue I am having. I have a known design (my house) that I thought I would use as a training tool. So I have fixed dimensions that represent the exterior of the plan. I am able to create the general shape of the exterior walls but I am having difficulty editing them to their precise dimensions. 1] for example I have tried selecting the object and switching the Lock (Start, Center, End) feature however the behavior has not changed (see picture the start moves regardless) 2] I have read and followed the training pdf that explains walking around the dimensions in a clockwise fashion and I get to a point and either (it adjusts a previously set dimension on the opposite wall or it breaks the continuity of the walls completely) 3] I have read in the help files where I should be seeing in the "inline text field" icons for how the change is to be applied (see picture again) but as you can see my "inline text field" does not display those icons. So I have been looking at preferences and default settings to see if there is a toggle somewhere to display them but have not found anything. As always your help is greatly appreciate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Works as for me. Post your plan file for the best response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 See if this does not help please: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6mra1PpSL8 DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyDehnel Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Eric, I would but I am evaluating the software to decide if I want to purchase it to use to design my new house. So I cannot save the plan as a limitation of the free trial. Thanks Dave, watched you video, nice tutorial about dimensioning but does not address the topic of re-sizing a floor plan using the dimension and the impact to other dimensions. Thanks again everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Ever made a video? Really hard to help when we can't see what you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawB10 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Do you know the width and depth of the house? If so use those numbers to draw the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diyDehnel Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Eric, Your picture shows exactly what I am talking about. See the picture I just posted. I do not see the icon's which define what side is fixed and what side expands. I cannot find the switch that controls it either. Thanks again Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I just noticed the S and E on your dimension line, which I don't remember ever seeing on my system. I don't see an option for that in settings. Someone with more experienced is going will need to comment on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution diyDehnel Posted September 12, 2015 Author Solution Share Posted September 12, 2015 I think I found it. The Edit Object Parts was not selected by default. Now that I have it selected I am seeing the icons which control how a change to a dimension affects the object. IE Start, Center or End Thanks everyone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Start and End are a Preferences Setting ,perhaps under CAD? Under Edit, but Edit Object Parts should not generally be left on that is why there is a toggle button and they add an icon to your cursor to remind you to turn it Off. The "show wall length as drawing " setting is really helpful too. The Walls in HD will always try to stay connected, and if within about 6" will try to auto-connect to each other , but you can set your snap settings something that works well for exterior walls eg 12" , which will help ,and then open the wall after it is drawn an alter the length if needed before drawing the next one , because as you have seen it can be frustrating, trying to do it afterwards. You can of course also break a few walls , by shortening them by a foot or more which stops the auto join and auto drag of walls to get an existing design to behave. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 and the other setting under Plan defaults Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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