topic Re: DDPType Absolute Size setting not consistent between stations in AutoCAD Forum

DDPType Absolute Size setting not consistent between stations

murmanator — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:37:31 GMT

I have a drawing template with points saved in blocks and the point size is set to an absolute unit. When drawings are started from this template, some of the work stations in our office maintain the point size but others do not and show the points at an enormous size. What am I missing here, is there a preference setting or some other parameter that needs to be changed?

Thank you, Matt

Re: DDPType Absolute Size setting not consistent between stations

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 11:31:54 GMT

Hi,

>> When drawings are started from this template

Sounds strange, the only idea I have is to compare the settings in _OPTIONS ==> User Preferences ==> both untis settings.

That might be the source of the problem in case your blocks or your template are defined as unitless.

- alfred -

Re: DDPType Absolute Size setting not consistent between stations

dbroad — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 14:51:12 GMT

I suggest that the only point entities that you put in blocks be on layer defpoints, where they belong. If you want the blocks to appear to look like points, draw them that way, or use shapes that look like blocks.

Are the problem blocks annotative by the way? I suspect so.

Re: DDPType Absolute Size setting not consistent between stations

murmanator — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:57:55 GMT

Thank for your replies, guys. I checked the blocks and they are unitless and NOT annotative. I am checking all of our user preferences now...

Re: DDPType Absolute Size setting not consistent between stations

murmanator — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:12:31 GMT

Well I think we figured out a workaround. By setting up a LISP function to set the PDMODE to .1 it seems to have fixed the issue.