topic Re: default scale when entering Block Editor in AutoCAD LT Forum

AutoCAD LT - Default scale when entering Block Editor

richardneale — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:51:21 GMT

Using Autocad LT 2019 and 2022 (yes, I know, I'll update both machines one day)

Usually working in model space at perhaps 1:50 or 1:100. Whenever I enter Block Editor the scale changes to 1:5000, with text scaling wildly across the screen and I have to change the scale to something sensible before I can do anything. Really awkward when flipping in/out of blocks repeatedly.

Can I fix the default Block Editor scale, or the default scale for individual blocks so they stay editing at something more useful?

[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by @handjonathan Original: default scale when entering Block Editor ]

Thanks...

Re: default scale when entering Block Editor

h_s_walker — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:15:25 GMT

Post one of your problem blocks so we can have a look at it

Re: default scale when entering Block Editor

richardneale — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:21:56 GMT

see attached...

It isn't all blocks I create that do this - most default to 1:1 when editing. I just can't see what it is that I need to do to define the editing scale.

Thanks,

Re: default scale when entering Block Editor

h_s_walker — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:39:24 GMT

It's because your text objects have every scale added to them, so it defaults to the biggest scale. See the image below

Re: default scale when entering Block Editor

richardneale — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:43:16 GMT

Thank you - I was assuming it was the block/block editor that was the issue - hadn't thought of blaming the text I copied off a colleagues drawings...