Crazy scaled dwg

[michelepbaker]

Help!  I just received a dwg from a consultant and when i go into paperspace

the door dimension is reading 6'-4" when i put a dimension on it.......and it should be 6' 

the LTscale is 36, PSLTscale is 1 and MSLTSCALE is 0.....i need to scale the plan so those doors read 6'

[pendean]

What does DIST command report?
What does LIST ommand report if you draw a line from one end to the other?
What is the viewport scale set to?

Relying on a DIMSTYLE setting is a terrible way to verify a size of something in a DWG file.

[michelepbaker]

the Dist is reading 6'-4 just like the actual dimension

when i list it it reads

Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile]:

Command:
Command: '_.-LAYER

Current layer:  "A-Flor-Finish"
Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile]: _UNLOCK

Enter name list of layer(s) to unlock or <select objects>: =0
Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile]:

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: M
MOVE
Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 95 found

Select objects:

Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>:
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>:
Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: SCALE

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 951 found

Select objects:

Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference]: .99

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: SCALE

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 951 found

Select objects:

Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference]: .96

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: SCALE

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 951 found

Select objects:

Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference]: .99.25

Requires numeric distance, second point, or option keyword.

Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference]:

Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 SCALE
Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: SCALE

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 951 found

Select objects:

Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference]: .99

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: SCALE

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 951 found

Select objects:

Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference]: 1.1

Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 SCALE
Command: SCALE

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 951 found

Select objects:

Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference]: .5

Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 SCALE
Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: SCALE

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 951 found

Select objects:

Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference]: 1.27

Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 SCALE
Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: SCALE

Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 951 found

Select objects:

Specify base point: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 SCALE
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 SCALE
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 SCALE
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 SCALE
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 MOVE
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 '.-LAYER '.-LAYER '.-LAYER Regenerating model.

Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 INTELLIZOOM
Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: MSLTSCALE

Enter new value for MSLTSCALE <0>: 1

Command:
MSLTSCALE

Enter new value for MSLTSCALE <1>: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command:
Command:
Command: _dimlinear
Specify first extension line origin or <select object>:
Specify second extension line origin:
Non-associative dimension created.
Specify dimension line location or
[Mtext/Text/Angle/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated]: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 DIMLINEAR GROUP
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 MSLTSCALE
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 MSLTSCALE
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM INTELLIZOOM INTELLIPAN INTELLIZOOM
Command:
Command:
Command: _.undo Current settings: Auto = On, Control = All, Combine = Yes, Layer = Yes
Enter the number of operations to undo or [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <1>: 1 '.-LAYER '.-LAYER '.-LAYER Regenerating model.

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command:   <Switching to: Layout1>
Regenerating layout.
Regenerating model.

Command: Specify opposite corner or [Fence/WPolygon/CPolygon]: *Cancel*

Command: _.MSPACE
Command:
Command:
Command: _dimlinear
Specify first extension line origin or <select object>:
Specify second extension line origin:
Non-associative dimension created.
Specify dimension line location or
[Mtext/Text/Angle/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated]: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: _CANNOSCALE
Enter new value for CANNOSCALE <"1:1">: 1/8" = 1'-0"

Command: _CANNOSCALE
Enter new value for CANNOSCALE <"1/8" = 1'-0"">: 1/32" = 1'-0"

Command: _CANNOSCALE
Enter new value for CANNOSCALE <"1/32" = 1'-0"">: 1/4" = 1'-0"

Command: _.PSPACE
Command:
Command:
Command: _dimlinear
Specify first extension line origin or <select object>:
Specify second extension line origin:
Non-associative dimension created.
Specify dimension line location or
[Mtext/Text/Angle/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated]: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command:   <Switching to: Model>
Regenerating model.

Command: *Cancel*

Command:
Automatic save to C:\Users\mtupper\appdata\local\temp\FP_1_1_8329.sv$ ...

Command:
Command: DIST

Specify first point:
Specify second point or [Multiple points]:
Distance = 6'-4",  Angle in XY Plane = 0.000,  Angle from XY Plane = 0.000
Delta X = 6'-4",  Delta Y = 0'-0",   Delta Z = 0'-0"

Command: DIST

Specify first point:
Specify second point or [Multiple points]:
Distance = 6'-4 1/32",  Angle in XY Plane = 358.493,  Angle from XY Plane = 0.000
Delta X = 6'-4",  Delta Y = -0'-2",   Delta Z = 0'-0"

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command:
Automatic save to C:\Users\mtupper\appdata\local\temp\FP_1_1_8329.sv$ ...

Command:
Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: *Cancel*

Command: LIST

Select objects: 1 found

Select objects:

                  DIMENSION  Layer: "A-Flor-Finish"
                            Space: Model space
                   Handle = 6bd65
associative: yes
type: horizontal
1st extension  defining point: X=564'-5 3/16"  Y=   65'-9"  Z=    0'-0"
2nd extension  defining point: X=570'-9 3/16"  Y=   65'-9"  Z=    0'-0"
dimension line defining point: X=570'-9 3/16"  Y=66'-1 15/16"  Z=    0'-0"
default text position: X=567'-7 3/16"  Y=66'-7 15/32"  Z=    0'-0"
default text
dimension style: "ARCH_048"
dimension style overrides:
 DIMARCSYM   1
 DIMFXL      3/32"
 DIMLTEX1    BYLAYER
 DIMLTEX2    BYLAYER
 DIMLTYPE    BYLAYER
Annotative: No

there is no viewport for im in modelspace

[michelepbaker]

sorry that was long I copied from cad and it copied all my previous commands.....

[michelepbaker]

can I scale the actual dwg while I am in it?

[pendean]

DIST command is explained in HELP.
So is SCALE command 🙂

Let us know if you get stuck somewhere.

[Bob_Zurunkle]

OP what does that door measure in modelspace? and have you tried unlocking the viewport, changing the VP scale and then changing it back? (don't forget to relock the VP)