topic Re: Referenced Dimension Style in AutoCAD Forum

Referenced Dimension Style

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:54:10 GMT

Hello,

I have a Referenced Dimension Style somehow that I cannot get rid of. Now is this detrimental to my drawing, absolutely not, lol. This is just me wanting to know how to remove this dim style or what has it referenced. Is there a way to see how this is referenced or linked too? I have tried to purge and delete but it's referenced somehow, somewhere

Yes, this is a fresh drawing with no dimensions at all included.

Thanks for the help!

James L.

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:08:16 GMT

Are there any blocks that have been inserted into your drawing? If there are not a lot of them you can open each as a separate dwg, purge, save, and re-insert.

I'm sure there are easier ways, maybe SuperPurge which I have no experience.

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:29:32 GMT

Nope, no blocks

I am hoping to find a way to isolate what it could possibly be

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

Kent1Cooper — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:49:48 GMT

Are you sure there are no Dimensions anywhere? Even nested in a Block? Are you sure there are no Blocks? It could be in a Block definition, even if that Block is not Inserted anywhere. I imagine there must be one of those kinds of things, perhaps in a different space, likely coming from the Template file that the drawing is based on if it's a "fresh" drawing, or some such thing.

Try this:

(ssget "_X" (list (cons 3 "YourDimensionStyleName")))

If that returns nil, then there are no top-level Dimensions entities using that Style. But there could still be one nested in a Block definition.

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

imadHabash — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:49:54 GMT

Hi,

would you please attache this CAD file here for testing and give more help?

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:08:57 GMT

The result did come back as "nil"

Here is a .dwt file for example, am looking to get rid of the top two dim styles. File attached

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:09:18 GMT

File attached below, thanks!!

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:27:24 GMT

Is it current??

FILTER by dimstyle, when asked to select objects enter (SSGET"X") to grab the entire database.

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:43:10 GMT

There are two LFMServerProxyVolume objects that I can't seem to delete. They seem to be the issue.

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

ara_neresesian — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:29:17 GMT

I can see Xref in dwg ,

I think those two dimstyle belongs to the xref ,check xref file .

this is your xref file name and address "G:\Detailing\Templates\Files to Outside Detailer\Template-Title Blocks\GD DT-BLOK2015.dwg"

send xref file to forum if problem not solved.

Good Luck

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:33:46 GMT

XREF File

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

john.vellek — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 21:27:13 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

I started dissecting your file to find the dimstyles.

First I copied the modelspace objects and pasted into a new file - no strange dimstyles

Second, I copieed the contents of your first layout over - nothing

Third, I copied contents of second layout - BAM!!! - there were the dimstyles. So, I moved that layout info into its own drawing in modelspace and purged out the dimstyles.

I didn't go further but I think this might be the process to isolate where the dimstyles are living.

By the way, I ran Audit and it did find errors so that might be part of this puzzle too.

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

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

john.vellek — Wed, 03 May 2017 21:29:29 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

I am checking back to see if my post helped you with your problem. Please add a post with how you decide to proceed and your results so other Community members may benefit.

Please hit the Accept as Solution button if a post or posts solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Referenced Dimension Style

john.vellek — Fri, 05 May 2017 20:49:17 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

When I used -PURGE>Regapps on your Xref file it was able to remove 50 apps.

At any rate, I dissected the rest of your template file and created a new one (attached). Please let me know if this resolves your problem.

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