I have an annoying problem getting my hole group to dimension properly. This hole group was placed as a rectangular pattern at 2 holes in the Y direction & 5 in the X direction. Any spacing pattern I use up to 4 spaces dimensions as expected, but if I use 5 or more spaces the additional spaces are dimensioned separately (see screen shot). Is there a setting somewhere in the detail style that limits the number of spaces allowed in a common dimension?
Hi Steve, this can be related to your shortenings in the detail or a setting in your detail style. Either please attach your dgn or file an SR, please.
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Thank you for looking at this for me. Here is the dgn file. The part is {1-}99. The detail style used is: CBI-I-CHNL-BACK-TOP_v0_r0
Final Imperial Styles Test Apr2022.dgn
Hi Steve Hipp,
First of all, thanks for posting your query over the Bentley Community Forum.We apologize for the delay in our response to your question. I have investigated this issue and it can resolved by unchecking the below option Same Dimensions in the Detail Style > Dimensioning > Common > Optimization.
You will get the result as shown in the below image.
I hope this answers your query. Please let us know if you have any doubts.
Kind Regards,Vyanktesh NamaSenior Technical Support Engineer Bentley SystemsBentley Structural YouTube ChannelBentley Technical Support
Thanks for your reply. In my original post my problem was that I could not get the last dimension grouped with the other 4. It should read "5 x 2'-5 3/4", not "4 x 2'-5 3/4" then an extra 2'-5 3/4. They were all placed at one time as an array so they should be grouped together. I did not find a solution for this particular issue & fixed it manually.
Hi Steve,
I have tested this issue and I can reproduce it with your file only. But when I have created a new file and drilled holes, I am getting the expected results. Please refer to the below image.
In the Detail Style > Dimensioning > Common > Optimization, if you enable Same Dimensions under the Group It section then it should group all same dimension together.
I am further investigating this issue with your file, please allow me some time for the same.