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Setting Insert Scale for Block

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Anonymous
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Setting Insert Scale for Block

I have blocks in my drawings that Default Insertion Scales (x,y,z) are set to 96 which is set to fit my 1/8" viewport scales for my drawings.

 

When creating new blocks I can't figure out how to set insertion scale (x,y,z) to 96.  The default is Scale (x=1,y=1,z=1) which is inserted entirely too small for my model space (1/96th of the other blocks).  I know how to change the scale after inserting but I wanted it to default insert at x,y,z=96.

 

Where is this default insert scale factor located for individual blocks?

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Message 2 of 6
Libbya
in reply to: Anonymous

How are you inserting the block (e.g. INSERT command, design center, tool palette, copy/paste, etc...)?

Message 3 of 6
Anonymous
in reply to: Libbya

Tool Palette.  I insert the other blocks using this method and their scale is defaulted to be x,y,z=96 but new blocks I create and insert are defaulted to x,y,z=1.

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Libbya
in reply to: Anonymous

Right-click the tool palette tool, select properties, and set the scale to whatever you like.  

 

You might also consider using annotative scaling so it is always automatic.  

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Anonymous
in reply to: Libbya

Right clicking the tool palette does not display the option of Properties.  It only displays "Show Tabs" & "Show Panels".

 

I'm using Autocad LT if that makes any difference.  I just don't understand why the old blocks are inserted with xyz=96 as default but new ones are defaulted to xyz=1.

 

I did not create the old blocks so I'm not exactly sure where this default insert scale was set but I figured there was a location to select this default xyz insert scale for each block.

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Libbya
in reply to: Anonymous

I didn't say to right click the tool palette.  I said to right-click the tool palette TOOL.

 

I haven't used LT in more than a decade so I am not familiar with the limitations.  Most likely whoever made the tool palette tools you've been using changed the scale in the tool properties. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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