dimension problem

[Anonymous]

in this drawing which dimension used same i used to take the dimension but it is coming difference even i match the property everything what i know but still problem is there i have attached image file this is the problem same distance same dim style but when i taking new dimension than coming difference

[pendean]

Can you post a portion of the DWG file that exhibits the problem please?

[Anonymous]

it is the drawing

[sthompson1021 · Accepted solution]

Check your dimstyle. It is set to round up to 5.

[Anonymous]

but if we set this one than it is also like 3.760
noit like 3760 it is showing in meter not in mm but drawing units is in mm i checkd that one

[beyoungjr · Accepted solution]

Rounding to 5 units is one of the problems with this file.  Why round?  I never round in my dimstyles.  I suppose one could set rounding to 1 to eliminate decimal places with content, one could also round to smaller than 1 to achieve a desired rounding to .25, .50, etc...  BUT 5 ???

After you get over that hump please look at your text overrides for that dimension and others.  Remove the override for the 3760 and you get 3.760 (not rounded to 5).  That'll send you to a whole new level of "what the heck is going on with this drawing?"

SCALING!  The various blocks in this drawing are scale differently; overall floorplan = 1.0000, fire hydrant = 1.0000, red plumbing tee = .0010, concrete rest under tee = .0002.

Select the floorplan block and go into the block editor.  It's still a block but now look at the scale... it's .0010.

Select the block and go into the block editor again (2nd level hierarchy).  No you see the scale back at 1.0000 and you have individual objects to work with.  Doors are still blocks but you can take some measurements with the distance tool and you will see that most of the single doors are 950.0000 mm.  That sounds like a real door size for the non-imperial draftsman.

It takes a very messy drawing to me confuse that like;)

I don't know how you prefer to fix things but it's pretty sloppy and all the text overrides will be cumbersome to manage.  I could certainly adjust all these scales and eventually get all items located as they should be with full scale but it's a bunch of work and I'm not sure what method would satisfy the intent?

If you like my findings let me know, if you just want to go home for the day I understand

Good luck!

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Thanks: I do have to agree with the other review.

This DWG file is set to be in INCHES: start -DWGUNITS command (there is a dash in the name) and decide if it needs to be something else, looks like you want m or mm.

Also troubling: doors don't measure correctly for inches or mm, but maybe meter if you don't mind a slight skew (door width is 0.95 inches), walls are 0.2 inches thick, and exit stairs are 1.3 inches wide.

[Anonymous]

yuuup

boss but what is the solution how i solved this one i want to keep units in mm so tell me how i repair this dwg i totaly confused in this drawing

[beyoungjr · Accepted solution]

Hi, I did a quick fix on the file so you can disect it and see what helped.

Here's my steps.

• Made sure all layers were on and thawed.
• Scaled everything by a fcator of "1000" using the lower left corner point as the "base point".

All dimensions that were not part of the blocks became too small to read so I continued...

• I added an annotation scale (1/4"=1'... sorry I'm used to imperial) to the scale list and set it as the current model space scale.
• I modified the dimension style in the Dimension Style Manager as follows...

1. Adjusted text, arrow, extension line past values to 5 units.
2. Adjusted text offset from dim line to 2 units.
3. Made the style annotative using the check box on the Fit tab.
4. Set rounding to 1.000.
5. Selected OK and closed the dim style manager.
6. Clicked the "Update" button on the Dimension panel of the Annotation ribbon.
7. Type "all" to select everything.
8. Hit enter.

All of the text overrides on the dimensions may be correct for the design intent but remember that the dimensions are not displaying their actual distances as they are overridden and rounded to 1 whole unit.  You can remove the overrides in properties if you desire.

There was a stray leader below your revision clouds initially.  Not sure where it went?

Everything looks pretty good but scales for the blocks in the drawing remain varied.  This shouldn't impact any dimensioning work you have to do but just realize how messy the use of the blocks beacame for the drawing and how confusing it could be to unaware users of this file in the future.

I attached the revised dwg but I encourage you to perform the steps so you can see the process in action.

Hope this helps.