Annotative blocks on an XRefed file only shows when Annotation scale is set to underscored scale

sehyun0701 · ‎02-08-2022

Hi all, I'm using AutoCAD LT for Mac and there's some issue with Xref/Annotation scaling.

I drew some annotative objects(blocks/texts/dimensions/etc) with annotative scaling property of 1:100, 1:150 on file 'A'.

Then I XRefed 'A' into 'B'.

I also drew some annotative objects with 1:100, 1:150 on file B.

In file B, when I set the file's drawing scale to '1:100', it only shows objects drawn on B and the objects in A disappears.

There's a scale named '1:100_XREF' and when I set that as the drawing scale it only shows objects in A and not in B.

When I set the scale to '1:150', it shows all the objects with '1:150' property, both on A, and B, which is what I want with 1:100.

Shouldn't the objects in A also show when I just set the scale to '1:100'?

pls help.

Also, ANNOALLVISIBLE is not the solution I want.

I can't delete scales with '_XREF' in the name.

scales with '_XREF' in the name imports into B even when there is already same scale existing in the scale list.

cadffm · ‎02-08-2022

Hi,

>>"I drew some annotative objects(blocks/texts/dimensions/etc) with annotative scaling property of 1:100, 1:150 on file 'A'.

>>"Then I XRefed 'A' into 'B'. I also drew some annotative objects with 1:100, 1:150 on file B."

The annotation scale names are equal, but the definition is different!

Someone changed the predefined standard scales (not a good idea)

>>"There's a scale named '1:100_XREF' and when I set that as the drawing scale it only shows objects in A and not in B."

Sure, you have 2 different things with the same name, so ACAD rename the one -

because you can't have two different things with the same name in one namespace/file.

Check your anno scale definition of 1:100 in your main file and 1:100 in your other file,

or 1:100 and 1:100_xref in the main file.

If I am right, the defintion is differently (and "1:100" or "1:100_xref" is the same like "Tree" "Dog" "Apple" => Just NAMES)

Sebastian

sehyun0701 · ‎02-08-2022

Hi thanks for your reply.

These are the definitions for the scales in file A and B.

The definitions seem to be same to me? Or is there something else i should check?

What's also weird is that 1:200_XREF is not added in B, while duplicates of other scales exist.

A: B:

maxim_k · ‎02-08-2022

Hi @sehyun0701 ,

I cannot reproduce the problem you described on my side.

Can you share your drawings here?

BTW, if you have the same annotative scales in both drawings, there shouldn't be any xxx_XREF scales in the list jf scale in master drawing. For example, if you have 1:100 scale in both drawings (Master and Xref), then there shouldn't be 1:100_XREF scale in the Scale list in the Master drawing.

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cadffm · ‎02-09-2022

I with maxim,

pretty sure the *_xref scales are NOT from the xref - easy to test - test it!

We don't know what you did in the past (attached other files or the current xref had other scale - WE can't know that)

Sebastian

sehyun0701 · ‎02-15-2022

Seems I had a little misunderstanding with how this annotative scale works.

The scales didn't exist hence '_XREF's were created.

I thought if I add '1:100' then '1:100_XREF' will disappear automatically or synchronize or smthg.

Figured out all I had to do was change the name of the new scales created..haha

Thanks for the help @cadffm and @maxim_k !