I appreciate your help, Laurie. Please forgive me for being so dense but I
AM toggling on both the fixed scale factor and the drawing scale factor just
as I do in Land Desktop 2004 and still not achieving the desired effect. I
use the Description Key Editor to toggle these on. I cannot find the same
dialog shown in your screen capture.
I'm using a standard Land Desktop symbol (cg_t30) which, in fact, is the
wrong size. My calculated fixed scale factor sizes this symbol based on the
formula for calculating the drip ring of a deciduous tree. You are correct
in that the trunk diameter is parameter 1.
Thus far, I have been able to scale by fixed factor or drawing scale but not
both.
Again, how is everybody migrating description keys from one drawing to the
next?
"Laurie Comerford" wrote in message
news:40c62f5b_3@newsprd01...
> Hi Mike,
>
> The attached screen grab show the settings to use both fixed and drawing
> scale.
>
> In the normal course of events for trees you should use the Parameter 1 to
> scale the tree and NOT the drawing scale. The fixed factor is only used
> when the initial size of the block is wrong. It you case of OAK 12, then
12
> is Parameter 1.
>
> You should use Drawing scale for items such as Bench Marks and other
> symbolic things.
>
> --
>
>
> Laurie Comerford
> CADApps
> www.cadapps.com.au
>
>
> "Mike Norton" wrote in message
> news:40c5f1cf$1_1@newsprd01...
> > First, let me reiterate my goal with regard to symbol scaling to avoid
any
> > possible confusion. My raw description code is OAK 12. I want both the
> > drawing scale and a fixed scale factor applied to parameter 1 (trunk
> > diameter) in order that the symbol for a 36" oak tree will be 3 times as
> > large as the symbol for a 12" oak tree.
> >
> > I've used both the tutorials and the Help but have yet to find a
reference
> > to this specific process. I have been able to scale my symbols according
> to
> > the drawing scale or a fixed scale factor but not to both as in Land
> Desktop
> > 2004.
> >
> > Laurie, is this process addressed in the tutorial you mention? I can't
> seem
> > to find it.
> >
> > Doug, how are you incorporating your description keys from one project
to
> > the next?
> >
> >
> > "Mike Norton" wrote in message
> > news:40c48fb9$1_3@newsprd01...
> > > I am attempting to have my description keys scale my symbols by both
the
> > > drawing scale and a fixed scale factor based on description parameter
1
> > and
> > > I need help.
> > >
> > > Plus, is there a way to import my description key file into a drawing?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>