Autocad 2015
Autocad 2015
(OP)
I was recently sent a cad file of a layout for a new building.
I was asked to survey the as built concrete columns and walls to see if they are in the correct position.
I did this and overlayed my survey unto the layout i was sent. Both in dwg format.
For some reason which i cannot understand, when i measure the distance from my points to the design points on the original drawing ( using the measuring tool ) i get really weird dims. When i use the dimension aligned tool i get more sense.
would be grateful for any explanation.
I was asked to survey the as built concrete columns and walls to see if they are in the correct position.
I did this and overlayed my survey unto the layout i was sent. Both in dwg format.
For some reason which i cannot understand, when i measure the distance from my points to the design points on the original drawing ( using the measuring tool ) i get really weird dims. When i use the dimension aligned tool i get more sense.
would be grateful for any explanation.





RE: Autocad 2015
RE: Autocad 2015
Even though i use Autocad a lot i was never trained to use it.
I have done the overlay in model space, How do i match the dimensions by scaling.
regards
RE: Autocad 2015
RE: Autocad 2015
You could set the "osnapz" variable to "1" for distances (from "dist" command) to ignore the z values (distances projected to a plane).
Also adjust your settings to report distances with more precision, can do this by setting "luprec" to a higher number, or through menu, format units.
RE: Autocad 2015
RE: Autocad 2015
CarlB's osnapZ is a new command to me. I've been using distance and an XY filter to snap for in-plane measurements. Thanks for the tip.