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AutoCAD and Dimscale

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by golf_lover_22000

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I have a wierd thing happening to some of my AutoCAD drawing files. When I change the dimscale to anything, save the file and reopen the file, the dimscale changes by itself to 1. I change it back to something else and the same thing happens, it goes back to 1. The really wierd thing is that this only happens on my computer, not others on the network. Also it only happens with some files, not all of them. I'm using AutoCAD 2000 on an NT Workstation. Are there any knowledgable AutoCAD users out there who can help?

Robert

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by maxwell edison

There may be a compatibility issue with AutoCAD and another software such as Architectural Desktop or Mechanical Desktop, or some other AutoCAD "add-on". Do you have any other drawing files "referenced" into these files that are causing you the problems? If it does not happen to those referenced files when opened individually, that may be the culprit. Also, are you saving the files as AutoCAD 2000, or saving as Rel.14, Rel.12, or in some other format. Make sure all erroneous information is purged out of the file. Try to WBlock that file to itself (with no references attached). Make sure you're saving as 2000.

Good luck,

Max

by maxwell edison

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P.S. Since you said it doesn't happen on other computers - only yours- it's most likely an issue in your AutoCAD options, and not in the file itself. Make sure all users are saving in the same format - Saved as AutoCAD 2000, for example. Checkand compare all the other user preferences to those of a computer where the problem does not occur. Match yours to those.

Regards,

Max

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