topic Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport in AutoCAD Forum

Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:32:02 GMT

I am having a problem where my room names(annotative block) does not show up in paper space on my current drawing.

If I go back to my previous version, it shows up. I can not find any differences between the blocks, the viewport or the layers.

Strange thing is, if I copy the block from my previous database to my current database, it shows up in the veiwport. Also if I explode the current block in the current database it shows up in the viewport. Any suggestions? I did attach a snapshot to hopefully make things more clear.

Thank you,

Penny

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

imadHabash — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:42:41 GMT

Hi,

i suggest to check your layers status from the VP itself and see if any turned off layers or kind off ( check VP tabs ) . if not fixed please attache here your dwg for testing.

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

WarrenGeissler — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:50:51 GMT

What versions are you using (past / present)? Can you post a copy of your drawing here? Or at least a sample of what is happening.

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:10:54 GMT

Autocad 2016. There was a pdf attached to try to depict the problem.

The room on the left is paper space showing room name non existent, middle is a room name from the 2/6 save, copied into model space, it shows up in paper space, the right most is the exploded block from my 2/7 save, it shows up in paper space exploded but did not before that.

Thanks,

Penny

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

WarrenGeissler — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:17:06 GMT

I see what is going on - I was hoping to get a copy of the file to test drive it on my system. It might be something system specific or something that can be figured out by digging into the file.

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:17:24 GMT

That was the first thing I looked at... but I did check again just in case. It also doesn't explain why, when I copy the block from the previous day it shows up just fine. I think it has to be something with the block because there are 17 pages of floorplans (9 buildings) and not one shows the room names on the 2/7 save. The 2/6 save is fine. Has to be something simple that got changed on the block properties.. I just can't see any differences.

Thank you,

Penny

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:19:43 GMT

It's a very large file. I'll see if I can pare it down a bit. Just don't get why one day it was fine and the next not.

Thanks

Penny

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:26:39 GMT

There you go!

Thank you

Penny

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

WarrenGeissler — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:32:31 GMT

I've seen THIS before!! Just unlock the viewport - change the scale - then change it back. The viewport was created by using a ZOOM XP command - not "quite" the same as using the scale option.

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:48:05 GMT

That was it! Thank you, it was driving me crazy..... my sidekick actually did it and he was stumped too.

Still don't get why the original was ok. But I can live with that.

Thanks again,

Penny

Re: Annotative blocks not showing in viewport

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:16:30 GMT

Thanks so much! I did a lot of searching before landing on your solution. I now see where the ps scale of the viewport (.178538) where I imported the annotative block is different from the ps viewport (.179964) where the block will not display.