Annotation Scales

[blair.cheyne]

Hi All.

We have an increasing need to fully adopt client requirements of adding annotative scale to blocks. An example of the extent is, in 1 drawing we have 4000 blocks (about 10 variations) all with 3-5 annotative scales.

File size has increased from 3mb to 6mb, and the save time has increased from 10seconds to 5 minutes. 

Otherwise the drawing is clean, the blocks are clean, its just when annotative objects are replicated a number of times.

Any ideas of potential solutions would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

welcome @forums.autodesk.com!

That the filesize increases is normal, but the save time should not increase from 10sec to 5min.

So:

do you save in DWG-format 2013 or is AutoCAD configured to save in an older format?

play with these two "Maintain..." checkboxes in the options ==> open and save:

HTH, - alfred -

[blair.cheyne]

Hi Alfred

Absolute Champion!

Savefidelity did the trick.

Thank you so much.