topic Re: existing object scale changed in AutoCAD Forum

existing object scale changed

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:43:31 GMT

i have changed the units from feet to meter by DWGUNITS commond. now in my drawings all existing line scale disappeared. how to recover the lines with existing scale level or how to convert the units with DWGUNITS commond without decrease scale level in exiting objects. please relieve me from this problem.

Re: existing object scale changed

Patchy — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:17:40 GMT

Answer "NO" when using the -DWGUNITS.

Re: existing object scale changed

LyleHardin — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:21:45 GMT

Hi!

When you changed units, did you tell AutoCAD to scale objects in current drawing? See image below. If you answered yes to this, then AutoCAD scaled everything in your drawing up or down by your feet to meter difference (3.28084 or 0.3048). Typically, you probably want to answer "no" to this. Check your distances. Do they make sense? You may have to either scale the drawing back up or down, or change your LTSCALE appropriately to see your linetypes again. Also, check your MSLTSCALE and PSLTSCALE to make sure youre ltscales are showing up properly in model and paperspace.

Re: existing object scale changed

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:35:53 GMT

HI Mr. hardin

All the distances ara coming rightly. but line scales only changed. that is dot line is shown as continueos line. that is the problem. is any solution for this? please tell me.

Re: existing object scale changed

LyleHardin — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:10:22 GMT

Okay, so it sounds like AutoCAD did not scale the objects in the drawing. Good.

Have you done a REGEN?

Please tell me what these settings are: (type them into the command line and see what the results are)

LTSCALE

MSLTSCALE

PSLTSCALE

All should be 1. Typically, we like our LTSCALE = 0.5, but that's just a personal, company preference.

Also, what are the distances between some of your objects? I notice the coordinates changed tremendously between your two images.

What scale do you imagine printing this drawing at? Set that scale appropriately in the Annotation scale.

Re: existing object scale changed

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:52:10 GMT

hi brother,

Thank you so much brother. i have done like you said. my drawing working properly now.

Re: existing object scale changed

LyleHardin — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:55:28 GMT

Glad it's working! It would be good of you to post what was actually wrong, what you did, and what fixed the drawing just in case others find this post while looking for solutions to their problems. And please check that this is a solution so others can find it if they need to.

Re: existing object scale changed

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:48:47 GMT

Dear Hardin,
Okay, actually i didn't check the LTSCALE, CELTSCALE, PSLTSCALE AND
MSLTSCALE. there was problem. Then i asked to you and also Google. You and
Google said that set value for LTSCALE_1.0 , CELTSCALE_1.0, PSLTSCALE_1 AND
MSLTSCALE_1. i did the same but didn't come the line in recoverable scale.
So i remembered that said word have you did REGEN. then i did REGEN. then
the line was came with required scale. This is happned... THANK YOU SO
MUCH...