2 frustrating issues in 10.5 (moving and dim. lines)

[Brian Lackey]

When I draw walls, then "select all" and then move the selection as "one", it stretches the wall(s) instead. I use the crosshair icon when my mouse moves over the selection. I have to group, then move, then ungroup. I never had this issue in 9.5.

Dimension lines really frustrate me. If I move an object, and then click the dimension to select it, the lines and value jump to a new location. Either a little up, down, left, or right. I have to then select "undo" to keep the line selected but move the line back to where it was, then I can re-align the dimension to the moved object.

Second line frustration, sometimes when I move a dimension point, (was a straight line dimension, not angled) it swaps to the left side, or right sepending on the original position, and becomes an angled dimension line. the only fix, is to delete the line, and then redimension.

[MikeB]

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Originally posted by Brian Lackey:

When I draw walls, then "select all" and then move the selection as "one", it stretches the wall(s) instead. I use the crosshair icon when my mouse moves over the selection. I have to group, then move, then ungroup. I never had this issue in 9.5.

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This is a new feature in 10 that allows walls to stay joined when you move them. It's actually very useful. To disable it, deselect the last mode button when the selection tool is active, this will cause the selection tool to work as it had in VW 9

Good Luck

[Bruce Ferguson]

Brian,

The first issues you mention with dimensions is being addressed for a future version of VW. I'm not sure exactly what you mean with your second issue, where you move a dimension point. Perhaps you could send me a testfile and a detailed explanation.

[Brian Lackey]

Mike,

I disagree with the notion that it is a nice function (not sure how else to word this without sounding insulting, sorry if I come across that way). I do think we are missing each other. If I draw some walls, I then want to move them and the objects near them, I have to group everything, then move it, then ungroup it. The crosshair tool, I thought, was to "move" items without altering them. The diagonal double-side arrow was for altering the items, such as larger/smaller circle, lengthen/shorten walls. If I wanted to stretch the wall, the diagonal arrow should be used. Am I missing something here?