Text Style Width Changes Won't Hold

[dustin.lambert]

I've looked for solutions on the forums but haven't turned up anything that helps this particular issue I've been having. The issue is that I need to change the width factor of our text style from .9 to 1.0. When I make this change via the "styles" command in our DWT file, it holds for only that drawing session. When I close and reopen the DWT file it has changed back to .9. If I open a new drawing that uses this DWT file the width factor is set back to .9. This text style is being used by a number of things in our CAD environment, so I'm not sure if that could be the issue, but I'm pretty stumped why the changes won't hold.

[pendean]

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@dustin.lambert wrote:

1)...I change the width factor then that change will only hold for that one drawing session...
2)...when I open a new drawing...
3)...that change will be reverted back to what width that style was created with?

4) So in other words, there is no way to change a text style's width factor after its been created? Seems a bit odd.

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You are mixing up terms that are unrelated. I broke up your reply above to show you.

1) a 'session' means opening and closing the program.
2) opening and closing separate DWG files (whether you restart the program or not) does not move an edit or change from one DWG to another DWG.

3) there is nothing to revert to if it was never changed in the second file.

4) If you open a DWG file, make a change, save that file, close it, then open that same DWG file back up again, the change will stay in place for 99.99% of us.

[cadffm]

Please make copy as backup of this .dwt  first.

Now, run Acad in /savemode

open your dwt by command RECOVER, draw a circle !!! and change the style width.

Save close

Command NEW, select your  dwt (date/time correct?)

Circle present? Width wrong or right?

[ChicagoLooper]

@dustin.lambert 

Image?!

Upload image of your Text Style window.

[ChicagoLooper]

@dustin.lambert 

Have you tried using a new text style?

Make a new Text Style THEN change the the width factor from 0.90 to 1.0. Be sure to re-name the new Text Style to distinguish it from the original style.

Overwrite (save over) the master dwt file AFTER you've created the new text style. There appears to be a conflict between YOUR wider 1.0 text style and the ORIGINAL 0.90 width text style that already exists on the computers of those 60+ users in your office.

Mr. AutoCad doesn't know which one to use, your version or the existing, so he defaults to using the existing one. Create a new STYLE (or rename the existing one after you've changed the width).

[TomBeauford]

Sounds like it's being reset by some code that autoruns.

If you make the change in a new drawing does it get reset when you reopen that drawing?

[RobRocks]

What you are describing does not make sense at all. It should work. I'm with others that say something is changing it back during the opening process.

Is this a custom style or are you altering one of the styles included with AutoCAD?

On a side note: Your IT guy gave you really bad advice by having the .dwt stored on workstations. It should be in a central location accessible by everyone, especially, if changes are done "on the fly". Otherwise, it is necessary to edit or replace every copy of the template when changes are made.