topic Re: Blocks with different text annotative at different scales??? in AutoCAD Forum

Blocks with different text annotative at different scales???

apweng — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 23:06:34 GMT

Hi there,

I have a property label that has the following 3 lines of text:

1. Owner

2. Address

3. ID Number

Any ideas on how to create an annotative block such that each line is annotative at different scales?

For example...

1:1000 - display just the owner

1:500 scale - display owner and address

1:250 scale - display owner, address and id number

I've tried attributes with different scales but not successfully.

Thanks!

Andrew

Re: Blocks with different text annotative at different scales???

imadHabash — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:10:13 GMT

Hi,

since you know the text scale for each text line there is no need for making Annotative block.

>> I've tried attributes with different scales but not successfully. <<

would you show us please?

Re: Blocks with different text annotative at different scales???

cadwomen — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:21:39 GMT

Hy how did you do it ? may this way work for you http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-DF133028-1A0C-4739-859F-83D967041B91 cu cw

Re: Blocks with different text annotative at different scales???

apweng — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:24:10 GMT

Thanks for the response - so what you are suggesting is have 3 separate text entities, each annotative at different scales, that are copied to each property and updated. This would be possible but better I believe if we could insert a block (from a tool palette, for example) with attributes - or perhaps an alternative method altogether.

Andrew

Re: Blocks with different text annotative at different scales???

john.vellek — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:28:05 GMT

Hi @apweng,

Since annotative blocks can't use Styles that are annotative, this can be tricky at best. Have you explored the idea of creating three pieces of ANNOTATIVE text set to different scales and then using Group instead of a block?

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

Re: Blocks with different text annotative at different scales???

apweng — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:53:09 GMT

Hi John thanks for this - as it turns out this is probably the best option. I suppose we could also create a block that would be exploded upon insertion from the tool palette.

Andrew