Why don't dimensions move with the object?

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Why is it, when I’ve selected both object and dimensions of the object and I try to move the whole selection, the dimensions remain where they were?

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I’ve noticed this before in other files, just never had time to ask why.

DW-bottom-pattern-final-251811.3dm (1.0 MB)

Rhino 8 SR25 2025-11-24 (Rhino 8, 8.25.25328.11001, Git hash:master @ 14cb4406ecadfa9b5d0230ac10bd86175bd37aff)
License type: Commercial, build 2025-11-24
License details: Cloud Zoo

Windows 11 (10.0.26100 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 31GB)
.NET 8.0.21

Computer platform: DESKTOP

Standard graphics configuration.
Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (NVidia) Memory: 12GB, Driver date: 10-9-2025 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 581.57

Accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)

  • Windows Main Display attached to adapter port 0

Secondary graphics devices.
AMD Radeon™ Graphics (AMD) Memory: 1GB, Driver date: 1-11-2024 (M-D-Y).

Accelerated graphics device with 5 adapter port(s)

  • There are no monitors attached to this device!

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
GPU Tessellation is: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: 4x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
Render version: 4.6
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA
Driver Date: 10-9-2025
Driver Version: 32.0.15.8157
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 12 GB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.25.25328.11001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”

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hi @Joe4 I cannot reproduce what you are describing. If I dimension some curves in your file, and move them including the dimensions, all stays together and associated with the sketch here.

Can you give a step by step what you are doing before moving the curves and dimensions?

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In this latest case, I held down the left mouse button and moved across both the drawing and the dimensions in order to select them all. Both object and dimensions were highlighted. Then I grabbed the arrow of the gumball to move everything to the left. The object moved, the dimensions remained where they were. This isn’t the first time I’ve experienced this. It doesn’t happen every time.

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Hi Joe -

When we get a file that is in a “broken state”, it’s not possible to find out how it has gotten into that state. If you find a way to make this happen, please let us know.
-wim