Grip Constraints - Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

Three types of dynamic dimensions display on grips:
Focal dimensions, which display highlighted in a white rectangular box. If you type a value while a dynamic
dimension is focused, the edit box is displayed at the dimension text location.
Editable dimensions, which display based on the drafting settings you specify. If you press
dimension is focused, the dimension focus shifts forward to the next editable dimension. You can continue pressing
to cycle forward through all editable dimensions, or press
TAB
dimensions.
Non-editable dimensions, which display in black text. These dimensions typically display the current value of a
property that you can modify with a grip.
You can apply different settings, such as the color of the dynamic dimension text box, on the Dynamic Input tab in
the Drafting Settings dialog box. For more information, see Use Dynamic Input" in AutoCAD Help.
You can select the color of grips and the dynamic dimension linetype on the AEC Editor tab in Options. For more
information, see Changing the AEC Editor
NOTE When a dimension edit box is displayed, pressing
the grip operation. Pressing
NOTE When one or more editable dimensions are displayed, you can always press
focus, during which you can use normal entry on the command line. You can always reach this non-focused state by pressing
immediately after selecting a grip.
SHIFT+TAB
1 Select the grip representing the dimension you want to change.
For example, to change the length of a curtain wall, select one of its Lengthen grips.
2 Enter the new value on screen.

Grip Constraints

When you select and drag a grip, its final position might not be the same as the current cursor position, which might
be constrained. For example, for the Lengthen grip on a linear wall, the cursor position is projected to the nearest point
on the wall. Whenever the constrained position of a grip differs from the current cursor position, dotted lines or arcs
are drawn from the cursor to the grip to indicate how the grip was constrained.
Settings" on page 115.
sets the value, changes the focused dimension, and continues the same grip-editing operation.
TAB
to cycle backward through all editable
SHIFT+TAB
sets the value of the property that you are editing and ends
ENTER
while a dynamic
TAB
to a state where no dimension has
TAB
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