Replacing blocks

[dave]

We use a centralized custom directory. For this new project we have to make changes to some of the blocks. Here si what I did

Copied apcustdir to new project
Pointed PID's to project custom directory
ran update on blocks PID Tools > Update > Block Refresh > Global
Worked great

Problem is that even though the new block is the same size in the block.dwg file. When updated in the drawing it gets huge. This is the first time this has happened to me and I am thinking it's an autocad scale problem. Anyone have any ideas?

[HybridAWD]

We use a centralized custom directory. For this new project we have to make changes to some of the blocks. Here si what I did

Copied apcustdir to new project
Pointed PID's to project custom directory
ran update on blocks PID Tools > Update > Block Refresh > Global
Worked great

Problem is that even though the new block is the same size in the block.dwg file. When updated in the drawing it gets huge. This is the first time this has happened to me and I am thinking it's an autocad scale problem. Anyone have any ideas?

Is the drawing that they are being placed on the same size as the previous?

My guess is:

The block are staying the same size, but the new drawing you are working with is actually smaller. that is just a guess. It has to be a scale thing like you mentioned though.

[dave]

nice thought Hybrid! Didn't work though.

[Aplant Monkey]

I am a bit rusty on this but is there not a scale factor within the PID_SUP listed as SF. This would need to be the same as well. Also known as your Global Scale factor. Just a thought.

[PeterJ]

global scale factor is defined in each drawing (upon drawing-creation it comes from pid-sup.lsp). SF is a command that divides the global scale factor by 2. These values are only valid when inserting blocks, if they change, they have no influence on existing blocks.

[HybridAWD]

I think I am having the same issue as dave. I am replacing the border and it's coming in at like 76' width when it needs to be 3'. Sound like the same issue?

[HybridAWD]

here is what I came up with. The drawing came from Canada... metric in other words. So I just changed the units from metric. I went to format > Insertion scale and changed it to inches.

done deal. Dave did you figure yours out?

[dave]

Hey Nick, yeah one of the gys at work figured that one out with the help of some bentley folks. I will ask him to post his fix.

[BearLeader67]

So what was the fix?

[ruusan]

Make sure the INSUNITS system variable is the same in both source and target drawings or Autocad will apply a scale factor to blocks or x-refs as they are attached.
This scale factor is displayed in the INSERT or XREF dialog boxes as you attach your block/drawing.

[Pmassey]

I've edited some standard blocks so they come in at a reasonable scale but my process lines are still being broken at the original points. Does anyone know how to move the break nodes?