Dimstyles not saving

[Anonymous]

I have recently been having trouble with my dimstyles saving and staying saved between sessions. It seems to always default my leader heads to oblique. I have tried to save the dimstyle (NOT a style override) in my template file as well as in an individual job file, and the result is the same. Either I start a job using my template and the leader heads are back to oblique, or I will reopen the job file and the leader heads are back to oblique. Any ideas on what may be causing this?

[TheCADnoob]

Can you walk us through the step you are taking to save your dimstyles?

[Anonymous]

I open the dimstyle manager, select the appropriate dimension style, click modify, change the leader head to closed filled, click okay. It will remain that way for the remainder of the time that job is open. It is when I reopen it, that it will default back to oblique.

[ian.mag]

@Anonymous,

By any chance are you copying a drawing or a dim style from a drawing that already has that issue?

[Anonymous]

There's a chance I could do that on some drawings because we recycle some sections. To try and eliminate that chance, I have already update the dimstyles in our shared catalogue on the server in the hopes that that was my issue, but to no avail. That also wouldn't explain to me why I have the issue on my template file and when I start a new drawing using it.

[ian.mag]

@Anonymous

From what I understand, are modifying an already existing dimension style. I would go ahead and create a new dimension style, but as a copy of the desired dimension style to start from. I would suggest you do the following:

1. Start a new templete wither acad or acadiso depending on whether you use metric or imperial
2. Invoke the DIMSTY command
3. Make an initial pick, under Styles (i suggest you use one of the styles shipped by the software) attached snap 1
4. Select new
5. In the Create New Dimension Style dialogue box, enter a name under the New Style Name (note that this is a copy of the the Standard style, but you can always select what copy you want the style created, from the drop down under the Start With:) attached snap 2
6. Continue to create your new dimension style
7. Make the necessary changes desired in the New Dimension Style dialogue box. attached snap 3

Once you have set up the dimension style, i suggest you change all the existing style to the new style created using the qick properties tool or the properties pallete. You may make a copy of one drawing to test this out.

Hope this works for you. If not please upload one of the files for testing.

[pendean]

Is your dimstyle called "standard"?
Is your program startup autoloading a saved profile or a set of variables/shortcuts that a cad manager or whoever decided ought to be your settings for this item?

If you save your DIMSTYLE to a new name called BOB123 for example, does it's saved changes (after you use it) also revert back?

[scot-65]

Is the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing?
I personally do not interact with the dimension style dialog box.

Set the desired dimension variables weather it be dialog or command prompt then
(command "-DIMSTYLE" "Save" (getvar "DIMSTYLE") "Yes" "")

If it reverts the next time you open the file, then you have an add-on that is
making the changes when file is first opened?

The only other item that comes to mind is the leader itself. There was changes
to the settings of the leader that isolated it from a dimension style, but I cannot
offer any additional information.

???

[Anonymous]

Things got busy here in the office, so I haven't been able to try any of the steps suggested (plan to do so after lunch today). That being said, I have noticed another quirk that may help to isolate the issue. It seems to not only affect the dimstyle when opening a drawing or starting a new drawing, but also when switching between dimstyles. For instance, I was working in 1/4" scale, and switched to 3/4" scale and pulled a leader to find that it was now oblique. For more background, I had already made sure that both scales had closed filled as their leader heads, to confirm this, I switched back to 1/4" scale and it too now had oblique heads.

[scot-65]

That does not sound right.
Service pack not installed?
Reset profile?
Repair install?

When opening the file and creating (a brand new) leader,
LIST the object and see if any overrides are present?

Another thought (which on your reply nullifies) is when
opening the file, inside S::STARTUP, place the following line
(command-s "-DIMSTYLE" "Restore" (getvar "DIMSTYLE"))
This would remove any overrides to the current dimension style.

???

[Anonymous]

I apologize it has been a while. To be frank, things became hectic and this issue fell to the wayside. That being said, I have attempted the solutions offered in this thread to no avail, so I will just attach a file and hopefully an answer can be found that way. Please see the attached file and see if the problems can be replicated on your computers. 

[pendean]

1. What version of AutoCAD are you using? Your file here is reporting R0014 format from 25+ years ago.

2. How are you saving back to R0014 if you are not using a very old AutoCAD version?

3. You also have 16 dimstyles in the file: does this problem present itself in ALL of them, or one of them?

4. if the problem is only with the leader block, are you using LEADER, QLEADER or MLEADER (if your old version has it)? I can change all of your dimstyles arrows to closed and it stays that way all the time. But I'm not saving your file to R0014 format either.

5. Are you running an add-on from a 3rd party?

[Anonymous]

1 & 2.  I'm running AutoCAD Lt 2019. I save my drawings down so that they are compatible with all of our clients regardless of what version they have.

3.  I'm assuming all of them, generally I only switch between a couple per drawing.

4.  I only ever use LE (QLEADER) command for my leaders.

5.  No add-ons due to it being AutoCAD Lt.

Just to reiterate, the problem occurs when I open a drawing and switch between my existing dimstyles. For example, I will switch from 1/4" scale to 3/4" scale and when I go to pull a leader, it will now be oblique. I can save the dimstyle (not override) with closed filled heads and remedy the problem for that session, but it will persist when I reopen the drawing. 

[pendean · Accepted solution]

LT2019? That explains why you ignored a lot of earlier replies that used LISP to monitor/fix potential problems.

Stop saving your file down to R0014/LT97-98 file format for the day, set your save default back to 2018dwg and see if you can replicate the problem. I cannot in LT2019 here.

EDIT: also let us know how you are actually making the DIMSTYLE edit to change he leader arrows to closed too.

EDIT #2: and are you using LEADER or QLEADER commands? And why not use MLEADER command if you are already on LT2019?

I suspect your issues have a lot to do with your workflows and not the program. Try answering all questions I've added in your next post. Thanks.

[jayhar]

Hi,

Turn off  "GRAPHICSCONFIG".

Command:  "SHADEMODE"
Enter option [2D wireframe/Hidden]: 2D wireframe

[Anonymous]

Thanks. I guess it turned out to be from saving the files down to such an old version. That wasn't my decision, just how I was told to save our drawings. I won't be able to save to 2018 yet, since not everyone has the newest version, but hopefully a slightly newer save will help. Also, not that it will matter now with the solution already found, but the answers to your 2 edits are already in previous posts of mine.