Not sure where to go to solve this one.
Architectural Graphic Standards came out with a new CD-ROM version of the book with mac compatibilties via dxf. $300. Trouble is most of the AGS drawings are exported with text, leaders on paperspace and the drawings in modelspace. So on insertion of dxf, the two "spaces" are not aligned (actually HD puts paper space on a "* Paper Space" sheet and "Model Space" on another sheet., leaders are missing. Wondering how to figure out a solution besides guessing at sheet scales, redrawing missing leaders...
Is there a way to identify imported origins to make sure they are aligned?
AGS tech support looked at this and came back for 3 resubmissions on the problem. Its final response was to use another mac app, name withheld.
problem importing dxf built with both model and paper space
problem importing dxf built with both model and paper space
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ybalx, thanks for the file. The new 1.7.2fc1 improves the way HighDesign handles that kind of DXF files by adding support for Viewports, leaders and better integration of AutoCAD layouts with sheets.
Viewports are translated as Print Areas, with the label showing the viewport index and its zoom factor, e.g. "VIEWPORT 2 - 1:1.27". Since in HighDesign there is no viewport implementation a la AutoCAD, paper space viewports get imported with a duplicate on the model space sheet, which is usually named "Sheet 0". This duplicate print area has the same name as its original on Paper space, but a different zoom factor. To match the items on paper space, like labels and leaders, to the drawing on Sheet 0, you have to:
1) Resize the paper space objects by the factor showed on the label of the print area, if other than 1:1. For instance, a print area with a zoom factor of 1:1.27 would be resized by a factor of 0.787 (1/1.27=0.787), that is, 78.7% in the Scale/Resize drawing dialog.
2) Move the resized objects by picking the top left corner of the paper space print area and match the top left corner of the corresponding print area on Sheet 0.
Viewports are translated as Print Areas, with the label showing the viewport index and its zoom factor, e.g. "VIEWPORT 2 - 1:1.27". Since in HighDesign there is no viewport implementation a la AutoCAD, paper space viewports get imported with a duplicate on the model space sheet, which is usually named "Sheet 0". This duplicate print area has the same name as its original on Paper space, but a different zoom factor. To match the items on paper space, like labels and leaders, to the drawing on Sheet 0, you have to:
1) Resize the paper space objects by the factor showed on the label of the print area, if other than 1:1. For instance, a print area with a zoom factor of 1:1.27 would be resized by a factor of 0.787 (1/1.27=0.787), that is, 78.7% in the Scale/Resize drawing dialog.
2) Move the resized objects by picking the top left corner of the paper space print area and match the top left corner of the corresponding print area on Sheet 0.