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AutoCAD 2021 - Block measure

sergiolordelo342V2 — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:18:40 GMT

Hi there,

I have created a block in a drawing and then i made a copy to another drawing with the same layer, and de measure of block as changed.

What happened and how can i solve the problem?

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Re: Block measure

imadHabash — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:08:41 GMT

Hi,

Try to check INSUNITS system variable . >> Click <<

Re: Block measure

sergiolordelo342V2 — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:41:41 GMT

Hi There,

I have alreready tried, and they are both in millimeters (see image below).

I have noted that, when i copy from a drawing to another, the text doesn't change its heigh, but the simbol is shown in a much short heigh.

Re: Block measure

imadHabash — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:15:15 GMT

I'm afraid that you have a block with the same name in that other drawing ?

Re: Block measure

sergiolordelo342V2 — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:25:43 GMT

Yes, the block has the same name in both drawings.

Re: Block measure

pendean — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:31:00 GMT

@sergiolordelo342V2
1) Test your newly created block in 10-12 other DWG files. Still having the same issue?
2) RENAME your newly created block and try to put it into the problem DWG file and see if it changes size again or not.

AutoCAD Rule #1: if your source block's name exists in the destination file already, the destination file will use the block it has and never the block you import. That's what @imadHabash is explaining to you.

Re: Block measure

Edwin.Rense — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 06:35:25 GMT

Did you have the 'annotative' checkbox on when creating the block?

It might just be scale dependent and will scale different in another drawing with another annotation scales.

Check the properties of the block in the 'Misc' part there is 'Annotative',

Use BEDIT to change the value to No.

Does this change the behavior?

Re: Block measure

dany_rochefort — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:57:16 GMT

@sergiolordelo342V2

Check that Dimstyle / Primary Units / Scale Factor are identical for both drawings. Someone might have changed it for drafting purposes...

Re: Block measure

sergiolordelo342V2 — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 09:43:58 GMT

Hi there,

I have already tried,

The scale is the same.

When i copy a block from a drawing to another, the block text mantains the same, but the simbol appears smaller.

If you pay attention to the next two pictures below, you will note the symbol with same size than text in first picture, and the symbol smaller than text in the second picture (symbol is the litle blue square inside a circle that i have drawn).

Re: Block measure

sergiolordelo342V2 — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 09:55:37 GMT

Hi there,

In Misc separator it appears "no" in annotative, in both drawings. It must have appeared some scale value, like 1:1, for instance?

Even if i try to write something in anotative, it is not possible.

Re: Block measure

Edwin.Rense — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:07:10 GMT

@sergiolordelo342V2
If the value for 'Annotative' is set to 'No' this means the block is not scale dependent.

The only way for anyone to check now is if you could share both dwg's for anyone to inspect the differences between both drawings.