adjust dimension value... scales help please

[leonucadomi]

help please....

 

I have two styles of dimensions from a file sent to me:

 

DOLWIN6_3

DOLWIN6_5

 

The problem is that I position myself in either of the two dimensioning styles and the new dimension that I generate gives me a scaled value.

 

How can I draw scaled dimensions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

example.DWG

[eldon]

The dimension that you have generated is the actual distance.

 

Dimension Style DOWLIN6_3 has a scale factor of 3, and Dimension Style DOWLIN6_5 has a scale factor of 5.

[leonucadomi]

look at this file please

 

the dimension in white rectangle is scaled

 

what I want is to make dimensions like this scaled

 

 

I'm in DOWLIN6_3 AND A NEW STYLE IS GENERATED

example2.DWG

[eldon]

It is too late for me to look at the new drawing, and anyway, my brain hurts when something is drawn not to true size - it is easy to make a mistake somewhere along the line. I am bewildered as to why you do not use an existing Dimension style instead of trying to create a new one.

 

Good luck in getting your problem sorted

[tombu]

The 574 dimension has scale overrides.

Pick the 574 dimension and right-click then pick "Dim Style" then pick "Save as new style…" and give it a name.

Now that it's a dimension style you can use it to draw other dimensions in the same style.

 

Like eldon I prefer everything drawn true size but there are some exceptions to every rule. I've created a lot of typicals and details in Paper Space which required me to use dimensions with scale values. Once they're complete I use Lee Mac's 

to fix the values so they'll display correct values even if they were scaled to plot at a different size.