Hello, guys! Need advice on my workflow with dimensions on LayOut. I’ve been facing this problem were the dimensions of some key project elements are losing reference when i close and later re open my files. It forces me to keep track of and update all the dimension in some of my plans every time i open a file. I’m attaching my one SkechUp file, one LayOut file and a picture of the broken dimensions.
I use overlapped viewports for lighting, electrical and some other plans on my projects. Maybe this workflow is not the best option for later dimensioning?
I’ve just gotten started looking at your LO file but it appears that you have content on multiple layers between the viewport you’re trying to dimension and the dimension layer. That would result in the dimensions not being connected to the geometry in the viewport you want to dimension. Turn off all of the intervening layers so you have direct access to the voewport on the layer called “Planta Tecnica”.
I misunderstood you recommendation, sir. Maybe that took me somewhere interesting. The dimensions were made with the “Hachuras”(Hatch) layer turned off. I can make the dimensions with the correct values. The problem occurs when closing and reopening the file. The dimensions then lose references.
Now the part that i misunderstood. I’ve moved down the “Cotas”(Dimensions) layer after your recommendation. Had the impression that it messed with the dimesions on my lighting plan, more than before. Maybe be that my layers are not as they should be on the hierarchy? Dimensions layer should be right above all my plans layers?
That might be but there’s content on other layers in between the viewport and the “Cotas” layer.
That’s because you are not anchoring the dimensions to end points in the model. It appears that at least one of the anchorpoints is anchored to something outside of the viewport.
I did not recommend moving the “Cotas” layer down. I only recommended turniing off the layers between the viewport you are dimensioning to and the Cotas layer.
Yes! Since you want the dimensions to be on top of the viewports and your scaled drawing, the Cotas layer needs to be above the layers for those things.
What do you mean when you say this? Are the dimensions showing as disconnected, or is there something happening with the display of the dimension string? If the latter, this is a known issue in the current release - the value of the dimension is correct but it is not drawing correctly on re-opening a LayOut file, which we have fixed in the next release of LayOut. Unfortunately, I do not know when that release may be.
@adam The dimensions show incorrect values, but not disconnected. I’ll try to send a video.
@adam@DaveR I seem to have solved the puzzle, but I don’t think things should work as this. Recording the video for Dave, I noticed my SketchUp reference was out of date. Updating it solve the incorrect values of all the ‘broken’ dimensions. I’ve then restarted LayOut again and, even with the up to date reference, the same dimensions on the electrical and lighting plans were broken (values only, not disconnected or losing alignment). Updating the alleged ‘up to date’ reference fixed the problem again. I’ll try to update my references whenever opening a new file, even if the Document Setup shows it as ‘Up to date’ but ■■■■ the LayOut Gods for mocking me with this.
Thanks for the video. This is exactly the problem I thought it was. Doing something like moving the dimension line should cause the dimension’s text bounds to recalculate, which should then show the full dimension string again. This was an unfortunate regression in our 2025 release that we did not catch until relatively recently.
