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Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:41:54 GMT

I have a problem with lines and blocks exploding and spreading across all over the drawing when rotating a view for example.

Have anyone experienced something similar? I don't know if it has something to do with my blocks that I have created or something else.

I would be very grateful for all the help.

Best regards,

Lionel

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

pendean — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:50:23 GMT

Your AutoCAD version and variant?
What exact commands are you using?
Can you share a DWG file with this behavior?

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:56:13 GMT

I use Autocad 2018 for Mac, version O.48.M.478.

The commands I use are simple: Rotate --> specify base point --> then drag and rotate. After that some of the lines from my walls and windows just shatter all over the drawing. Frustrating. =(

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

dbroad — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:07:03 GMT

If AutoCAD for Mac supports parametric features, switch to the parametric ribbon(if it exists) and choose show all. There should be two buttons, one for geometric and another for dimensional. Parameters can do strange things when drawings are rotated. If that is the case, you can either delete your parameters or put the group in a block and rotate the block insertion. Otherwise, you could rotate the view instead of the objects.

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:12:37 GMT

Thanks for your reply, but not sure what the parametric ribbon is and where to find it. I've tried to google it without success..

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

john.vellek — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:09:12 GMT

Hi @lionel.wahlfrid,

I have never experienced this.Can you share a sample drawing file so I can try it on my Mac? What is your OS?

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

pendean — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:10:45 GMT

There are no walls-doors objects in AutoCAD for MAC: are these just lines that you are just calling walls/doors, or did you get a file from another software? Perhaps it is exploded.

Share your DWG file with the problem right here for all of us to see for ourselves.

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

dbroad — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:42:06 GMT

So, as John said, if you post a drawing with the problem, that would allow others to try to replicate the problem.

If the MAC doesn't have a ribbon, then it still might support parameters. It's extremely difficult to find an actual feature list for AutoCAD for the MAC. When you rotate objects with constraints in AutoCAD on Windows, you get a dialog asking whether to relax them so it's probably not constraints.

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

john.vellek — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:49:59 GMT

Hi @dbroad,

The Mac does have parametric constraints. I have provided a link here to a feature comparison matrix for AutoCAD (Windows) and AutoCAD for Mac.

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

maxim_k — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:37:08 GMT

Hi Lionel,

Can you at least post here two screenshots:
- first - before rotation (when everything seems OK in the drawing)
- second - after rotation (when lines are "exploded")?

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:08:47 GMT

Hi, sorry for the late reply. Please find attached screenshots and a sample of the dwg file.

After rotate, some lines have spread across the sheetBefore rotate

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:10:24 GMT

No, these lines are my own, some are blocks that I have created.

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

john.vellek — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:24:26 GMT

Hi @lionel.wahlfrid,

I am away from my Mac but in Windows AutoCAD this behaves normally. I will report back when I test on my Mac.

Please outline the exact steps you take to see this behavior.

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

pendean — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:28:26 GMT

I am unable to replicate the problem with your 2D plan with 3D appliances blocks file, and the only dots I see floating away from the model are insertion points of some of your blocks, there is nothing else out there

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:37:13 GMT

Okey, let me know when you have tried on your Mac.

First I select the whole drawing (the floorpan), then write the command "rotate", then select a basepoint, and then drag and rotate the whole drawing, and that is where the lines spreads out accross the sheet. Not all of them, but some.

I am very grateful for you looking into this and helping me.

best regards,

Lionel

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:38:46 GMT

Oh okey, that is weird that you can not replicate the problem. Are you sure it is only the insertion points? How did you rotate the drawing/floorplan?

Best regards,

Lionel

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

john.vellek — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 00:29:10 GMT

Hi @lionel.wahlfrid,

On my Mac, I opened your file in AutoCAD. I used a window selection to select everything visible on the screen. I then type RO for rotate, select a random basepoint and finally point to another random spot for the rotation angle.

None of the entities get exploded.

Is your process different?

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 01:01:31 GMT

I use the exact same routine. Are you sure the drawing is still intact after you have rotated it? Does everything seem to be in place? I have to zoom out alot to the see where the other lines have spread.

Please see the attached images above for a better understanding of my problem.

best regards

Lionel

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

juemin.yuan — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:18:53 GMT

Hi Lionel,

This issue results from the annotation properties. See the pic below, pick the problem blocks which can not be rotated you will see they are annotative blocks with "Match orientation to layout" checked. It means these blocks orientation are forced to match the drawing layout and cannot be rotated in model space. So please redefine these blocks and uncheck "annotative" . I believe it will solve your problem.

Thanks,

Juemin

Re: Blocks and lines explodes when rotating the views

lionel.wahlfrid — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:50:42 GMT

Hi Juemin,

thanks for your reply, this solved the problem! Now I can finally work on my project again.

Have a nice day

Best regards

Lionel