topic Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking in AutoCAD LT Forum

annotative blocks and text shrinking

estimatingCX826 — Tue, 21 May 2024 17:23:57 GMT

hello, i have some blocks with text, annotative for scaling. the worked fine unitl i switched to a new computer and downloaded the 2025 auto cad, something has happened to my blocks and i cannot figure it out. i insert a block at 1/2" scale for example. when i switch to another scale to work on something else in the drawing, the text of this block shrinks very small, you can see it if you zoom up. take a look and let me know. thanks.

Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking

pendean — Tue, 21 May 2024 17:37:30 GMT

Your block seems to be working just fine here in LT2023-24-25: you need to ensure this is turned on like you used to have it in your older version perhaps?

Or is your STYLE not set to be annotative or set to a different size?

Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking

estimatingCX826 — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:20:38 GMT

did you try and change the scale in the drawing after inserting it? this is when the text shrinks. i will make sure i have the annotation icon turned on at the bottom of the screen and see if that helps me. thanks

Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking

estimatingCX826 — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:25:30 GMT

here is a drawing with it inserted. try and change the scale but dont add the scale to the block, just keep it the same and switch to 3/4 scale, or something. also i notice in properties under scale and the dialog box always shows 1 to 1 and i cannot delete it. i checked on my old computer and the 1 to 1 scale is not there. maybe this has something to do with it.

Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking

pendean — Tue, 21 May 2024 19:02:46 GMT

Do you mean these or something else?

Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking

estimatingCX826 — Tue, 21 May 2024 19:03:32 GMT

OKAY, the change scale to annotatvie objects should be off. i dont want to add a scale to the block. i want to leave it at the scale inserted. then change the scale of the drawing to,say, dimension something in a different scale. this is when it disappears. could you try it again, dont add a scale to the block.

Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking

pendean — Tue, 21 May 2024 19:42:35 GMT

@estimatingCX826 wrote:
...this is when it disappears...

It looks like it is resizing back to your defined size in STYLE command, not much else (until you go back to 1/2" cannoscale setting).

But it seems I can do the same in LT2024 with your latest file, and in LT2023. How old a version is installed on your old computer?

Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking

estimatingCX826 — Tue, 21 May 2024 19:46:20 GMT

The old computer is release 2024, this new one is 2025.0.1. i see the style is not right, i will try to correct that and see. thanks for working on this with me.

Re: annotative blocks and text shrinking

drew9 — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:45:55 GMT

did you find a resolution to this issue?