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what scale setting to use to allow correct new dimensions
what scale setting to use to allow correct new dimensions
i'm unsure how to go about getting the following results.
i'd like to export a multi-view drawing sheet in such a way that the resulting dwg file can be opened in autocad and the user can place a new dimension on the geometry and have the dimension value match a similar dimension that was created in the original (non-dwg) drawing.
for example, if we have a drawing in myapp with two views of a block. in real life, the block has dimensions l=2, w=3, h=1. user creates two views of the block and adds dimensions for l,w,h. the first view is scale 1:2. the second view is scale 2:1. when he exports the myapp drawing to dwg, he chooses to use the first view as the 1:1 reference. the resulting dwg will look exactly like the myapp drawing. the size of the dimension text, arrow heads, etc. will look exactly the same. the size of the first view relative to the second view will be exactly the same as they were in the icd. if the user opens the dwg in autocad. then user places a new dimension on the length of the block in the first view, the new dimension will read "2". if the user places the same dimension on the lenght of the block in the second view, the new dimension will read "8".
thank you in advance for your help.
regards,
-bill
what exactly do you call "view"? layout, model viewport or block reference?
a sample dwg could be helpful.
please see the attached dwg files. both were exported from solidworks. in sw, they are originally a drawing sheet containing two views within a border/titleblock area. the "view" on the left is at 2:1 scale and the "view" on the right is at 1:1 scale, in the sw drawing.
in the 2-1scale.dwg, if you place a dimension on the indicated geometry on the left view, the resulting dimension matches the existing dimension. if you place a dimension on the right view, the resulting dimension will be half what the existing dimensions show.
hope that clarifies things.
thanks.
-bill
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