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I asked about this before, but received no useful responses, and I know that others are encountering the same issue.
We are working in Civil 3D 2014.
We have many survey monument point markers set so that they will display at 0.1 the drawing scale size, i.e., if the drawing is set at 1"=10', these survey point markers are intended to appear at 1.0 ft. diameter, etc. (see appended sketch).
Our survey point markers are all derived from blocks whose units are set to FEET (not inches). In all point styles and in all of the description key sets, markers set so that they will display at 0.1 the drawing scale size.
However, in Civil 3D 2014, insertion of points seems somehow to expand these markers as shown in the sketch. If we insert the same symbol as a simple block at the same scale, the inserted block appears at the correct scake. ONLY when inserted as point markers do these markers seem to "expand" as shown.
Many others seem to be having this same problem, and answers that I’ve found on this forum haven’t seemed to clarify the matter. Is there a way to ensure that point markers insert at the specified scale?
Thanks for the help.
If you post a dwg file with a few of these points in it, someone will take a look.
Don Ireland
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I would bet the the units of the block are in inches. You might also check the insertion settings in options to verify that it is set to unitless.
Rick Jackson
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RL,
That's what I think, too, but McL swears not. I also wonder about the origin of the block. Last time he posted this problem, I suggested he create the same block, only in his C3D drawing, and see if that makes a difference.
When you insert a block in C3D, what's the difference between Feet and Unitless?
McL,
Post your drawing.
Dave
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If the block is set to annotatibe or not makes no difference. Civil 3D ignore that and just uses the geometry.
MÇL, check the X, Y and Z scales of pt 7002, are they anything but 1.0?
Attaching the DWG may help if they are set to 1.0. ,
MÇL, check the X, Y and Z scales of pt 7002, are they anything but 1.0?
Attaching the DWG may help if they are set to 1.0. ,
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