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Converting Chief Architect dimensions into a default dimension style, methods for importing and using these defaults in Autocadd to have the same precision

dougr1 — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 15:23:48 GMT

I have used my Chief Architect plan files here, and have imported these sets of plans into my Autocadd correctly. But, here’s the problem;

I need to figure out how to match all of my dimensions to a template, that was created for me to use, by the Architects. So far, these dimensions on the converted Chief file, are now off by an 1/8th of an inch, or thereabouts.

(Example; the dimension should read 22’-6”, and my imported dwg file from Chief reads 22’-5 7/8”.)

how do I change this globally, so that all of the dimensions and dim styles will match up to the precision, that they are looking for here?

Re: Converting Chief Architect dimensions into a default dimension style, methods for importing and using these defaults in Autocadd to have the same precision

paullimapa — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 18:57:34 GMT

This is scary. If dimensions are off that could mean actual measurements are all off as well. I would not work off inaccurate digital files

Re: Converting Chief Architect dimensions into a default dimension style, methods for importing and using these defaults in Autocadd to have the same precision

pendean — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 03:13:56 GMT

Bad export? Or you need to set DIMLFAC to 1/4 to mask the inaccuracies of the drawn element.

did you double-check those distances with DIST command?