block Scale factor

[kippax]

its inserting my block with a 0.0394 scale factor (think its something to do with imperial/metric units).

 

However, I can't find anyway of changing this to "1" so that the thing is correctly sized within the drawing.

[rkent]

Set INSUNITS to the proper value. See help for explanation.

[Rebel]

when you have the insert window open, make sure you don't have "Specify on screen enabled, and below that make sure the X, Y, & Z scales are set to 1. As well, if you highlight your blocks and look in the properties window, under "Geometry" you will find "Scale" X, Y, & Z. You can modify those by clicking in the box and you can set the factors for 1 there.

[BIGAL]

Yeah the problem is an autocad problem we often have this problem and find its a metric v's foot problem a couple of clues do aecdwgsetup this sets metric v's feet I am not at work untick the box if I rember right about rescale. It to do with older blocks and inserting into current versions of autocad.

 

The scale factor is an exact value and its 1/0.3048 ie 1 feet =0.3048m

 

We just work around it. have never quite figured it out. tried everything insunit scales set units aecdwgsetup nothing worked.

[dbroada]

The scale factor is an exact value and its 1/0.3048 ie 1 feet =0.3048m

OR 1/0.0394 ie 1mm = 0.0394"

 

agree that its easier to live with occassionaly than sort out although I now try to make all my blocks "mm" rather than unitless as I am used to.

[asai]

Set INSUNITS to the proper value. See help for explanation.

 

This worked very well for me.

The drawing I was inserting as a external reference, had INSUNITS=6. Changed this to 1, and all is well.

[jacoimbra]

Hello,

 

When having this problem first type in command line

 

dwg units. choose the one you are using

 

on the last 3 options choose No.