Font Size too large when opening DWG file
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jschreuders
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Font Size too large when opening DWG file
Hi, I am opening a DWG file created in AutoCAD. Some of the text is extremely large compared to what it was in AutoCAD, but some text is fine. I am using MACOS 11.7.10
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CVH
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Re: Font Size too large when opening DWG file
Hi, and welcome to the QCAD forum.
That may have several different reasons.
Perhaps some inline formatting that is not handled.
With an example file we could help you more efficiently.
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Regards,
CVH
That may have several different reasons.
Perhaps some inline formatting that is not handled.
With an example file we could help you more efficiently.
If considered too confidential for a public forum then attaching it to a Private Message is an option.
The easiest way is to click on a username and take it from there.
Regards,
CVH
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jschreuders
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Re: Font Size too large when opening DWG file
Hi! Here's the dwg file with the font issue. I can manually change the scale of those text layers that are 48 back to 1, but wondering if there's a way to open it without this issue. The file is supposed to be 1/4" = 1', but it's not opening that way so perhaps that is the root of the issue?
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CVH
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Re: Font Size too large when opening DWG file
Hi,
A random door is drawn 2'8" or about 813mm wide.
The drawing is in real world size and not drawn at scale.
This is best practice.
Drawing in real world size avoids all the conversion forth and back.
Model_Space has no drawing scale.
That may indeed be presented on paper at paper scale 1/4" = 1'.
With the posted file:
See menu Edit .. Drawing Preferences .. Dimension .. Dimension Settings .. Sizes .. Size scale factor = 48
Set this value to 1, all Dimensions except 2 at the far right will adapt.
It's a work around for some sort of Model_Space drawing scale.
So that Dimensions sizes adapt to the Viewport scale. Page size relative.
Otherwise a Dimension would become unreadable when scaled down.
More specific, Model_Space has an associated Layout called 'Model' and that is indeed set to custom scale 0.25 over 12.
The inverse would be factor 48.
But the properties of the Layout 'Model' don't really add up in regards with for example the current page settings.
In fact, no single page layout was ever defined, Print Preview was never used for example, page Viewport is still default.
I am guessing that QCAD does not support all this.
Regards,
CVH
A random door is drawn 2'8" or about 813mm wide.
The drawing is in real world size and not drawn at scale.
This is best practice.
Drawing in real world size avoids all the conversion forth and back.
Model_Space has no drawing scale.
That may indeed be presented on paper at paper scale 1/4" = 1'.
With the posted file:
See menu Edit .. Drawing Preferences .. Dimension .. Dimension Settings .. Sizes .. Size scale factor = 48
Set this value to 1, all Dimensions except 2 at the far right will adapt.
It's a work around for some sort of Model_Space drawing scale.
So that Dimensions sizes adapt to the Viewport scale. Page size relative.
Otherwise a Dimension would become unreadable when scaled down.
More specific, Model_Space has an associated Layout called 'Model' and that is indeed set to custom scale 0.25 over 12.
The inverse would be factor 48.
But the properties of the Layout 'Model' don't really add up in regards with for example the current page settings.
In fact, no single page layout was ever defined, Print Preview was never used for example, page Viewport is still default.
I am guessing that QCAD does not support all this.
Regards,
CVH