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careful how you use this switch. It also can increase the file size. Very often there is a trade-off
between options like this and some other variable. You must decide for yourself what is most
valuable to you.

Using the Modify Dialog Box
The Modify dialog box enables you to change dimensions by just double-clicking the dimension
and changing the value. When you change a dimension using the Modify dialog box in a part
that has more than one configuration, an additional button, shown in Figure 11.7, appears in the
Modify dialog box.

Figure 11.7
The Modify dialog box

Modify has three options for configuring dimensions: This Configuration, All Configurations,
and Specify Configurations. All Configurations is the default option. Choosing the Specify
Configurations option opens a dialog box, which is shown in Figure 11.8.

Figure 11.8
using the specify
Configurations dialog
box to change a
dimension in multiple
configurations