Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
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ok here is what im doing i have 3 dim layers dim, dim1, & dim2. Now im in a layout and i have the vport display locked and im creating bran new dims and the arrow,text,etc.. are comming out huge as if i was diming in paper space but im not so if i goback to model and look at the props they look fine in compairecen to other dims so i have used match props to correct it but i then have to turn around and change the layer again
has anyone else had this problem
has anyone else had this problem
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RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
if everyone helps everybody the world will be a better place
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
if everyone helps everybody the world will be a better place
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
1 my drawing drawn using arch units 1'=1'
dimscale says 1"
layout/paperspace is a ledger size sheet 11X17
it is 1=1 but the vport is zoom extents no scale
i am double clicking in the vport adding diminsions and this is where it happens new dims are funny looking and way oversized even though they are on the same layer and same dimstyle
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RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
One of our customers gave us their standard templates, and the text style was forced to 6" for their standard dimensions. When you create another viewport, with a different scale, the text size stays the same (defaulting to 6"), regardless of the dimscale factor, or text size settings in dimstyle. (At least I think that is what we found) The easiest solution for us was to set the text Style size to 0" and let the specs in the dimstyle set it.
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
1'-6" arrow heads
6' base line spaceing
2' offset from origin
1' text with the style set to 0'-0"
everything set to BYLAYER
arch units with a precision of 1/16"
So if i try to dim thru a vport (whats called floating model space) my dims are apparently the size they would be in paper space does everyone understand what i mean now
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RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
If not, go into the dimstyle manager and use the 'Compare' button to see whats different between a dimstyle you know is fine, and the one thats behaving strangly. Then you at least know which settings to play around with.
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
When you are in model space and your text is 1'-0" tall, then it wouls appear as 1/8" in paperspace (i'm assuming 1/8"=1'-0" scale)
If you are in paper space and lay down a dimension, the text is still 1'-0" tall and so when you are looking at an 11X17 sheet and the text is 12", then yes it is very huge, bigger than the sheet in fact.
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
im in paperspace ok now i double click with in a viewport so im in floating model space so i can edit and draw objects in model but still see paperspace and when i say create a 5' dim and say the text for it is 6" my text is 6" paperspace wise do you understand
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RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly
1.What is your dwg scale?
2.In your dimensions styles, what is your overall scale in the geometry section. Also what is the text height you are specifying under annotation.
RE: Dimensioning thru a vport oddly