Changing Units

[gshaner]

When I change my drawing units from Architectural Units to Decimal units, it changes back to Architectural units when I do a regen. Any help on this one???

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Try renaming the block ACAD_ZZ and then purge it.

Settings for units are not retained
http://support.autodesk.com/getdoc.asp?id=TS53217

AutoCAD Drawing Units revert to decimal values
http://support.autodesk.com/getdoc.asp?id=TS65525

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[gshaner]

Thanks Tracy I will try that now and let you know. I am sure it will work.

Thanks again!!!

George

[gshaner]

I was having trouble renaming the acad_zz block, could you help me with that

[Anonymous]

George,

You might want to delete the first PS layout if the block refuses to
purge.

D

[Anonymous]

I am experiencing the same problem. We use ADT
3.3 and  autocad 2002 with the latest AEC Object Enabler loaded. Now
when we open ( with Acad 2002) a project that was originally set up to use
decimal units it switches the units to Architectural.

I was unable to purge the ADCADD_ZZ
block.

Changing the measurement variable to 1 has no
effect.

I saw some thing (technical doc # TS65039) about
changing the registry but I do not have that specific key.

Any assistance would be greatly
appreciated

Sam Molinaro

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When
I change my drawing units from Architectural Units to Decimal units, it
changes back to Architectural units when I do a regen. Any help on this one???

Thanks

[Anonymous]

gshaner wrote:

> I was having trouble renaming the acad_zz block, could you help me
> with that

I believe the block might be on the First Layout, (e.g.: Layout1)

RENAME
Select Blocks
Select the block ACAD_ZZ
Type in a new name (e.g.: PURGE_ME)
Click OK

PURGE[enter]Select Blocks > PURGE should now be listed

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[gshaner]

I had gone through the steps you gave me and I got hte block to be erased, in the layout. I changed my units to decimal saved the drawing and then re-opened it and my units came back as architectural and the ACAD_zz block came back. I have the same problem again.