I CREATED A NUMBER OF DETAILS AT VARIOUS SCALES WHEN PRINTED (3"=1'-0" OR 3/4" = 1'-0" ETC.), I ALSO CREATED A COMPOSITE DETAIL SHEET THAT WHEN PRINTED AT SCALE 1:1 WOULD SHOW THE DETAILS AT THE SAME SIZE WHEN I BROUGHT THEM IN AS BLOCKS FROM THE LIBRARY BROWSER. I SCALED EACH BLOCK ACCORDINGLY BY THEIR SCALE (IE. 3" = 1'-0" WOULD BE SCALE BY .25). THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS THE DIMENSION TEXT IN EACH OF THE BLOCKS CHANGE TO THE CURRENT DRAWING SCALE 1:1, SO A DIMENSION IN A BLOCK MADE AT THE SCALE OF 3/4" = 1'-0" WAS 1 1/2" NOW READS 3/32". WHEN I DOUBLE CLICK THE BLOCK TO EDIT IT THE DIMENSION TEXT READS CORRECTLY ALTHOUGH IT IS SMALL. IS THERE A WAY TO KEEP THE DIMENSION TEXT DISPLAYING THE ORIGINAL DETAIL SETTINGS? SEE ATTACHMENT.
THANKS,
STEVE
WINDOWS 7 64 BIT
BLOCK DIMENSIONS CHANGE WHEN SCALED
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BLOCK DIMENSIONS CHANGE WHEN SCALED
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Re: BLOCK DIMENSIONS CHANGE WHEN SCALED
Hello Steve,
yes you are right - if you insert a block with a different scale it will scale everything in the block at the same ratio. And a normal working dim will automatically recalculate the new dimension.
But if you use the "Explode" tool on a dim - this automatic is gone.
Double click the block (=Edit modus),
select all dims,
click on the "Explode" tool,
close the edit modus and use this block in your drawing.
The text size will still response to the chosen scale option but the Dim will always keep the same original details.
yes you are right - if you insert a block with a different scale it will scale everything in the block at the same ratio. And a normal working dim will automatically recalculate the new dimension.
But if you use the "Explode" tool on a dim - this automatic is gone.
Yes:SFC wrote:IS THERE A WAY TO KEEP THE DIMENSION TEXT DISPLAYING THE ORIGINAL DETAIL SETTINGS?
Double click the block (=Edit modus),
select all dims,
click on the "Explode" tool,
close the edit modus and use this block in your drawing.
The text size will still response to the chosen scale option but the Dim will always keep the same original details.
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Re: BLOCK DIMENSIONS CHANGE WHEN SCALED
THANK YOU HUSKY, THAT WORKS ALTHOUGH I DON'T LIKE EXPLODING DIMENSIONS, MAYBE A FIX ON FUTURE VERSIONS.