Scaling Dynamic Blocks

[dbroada]

By default we (usually) do all our blocks as Unitless but draw in metric. I have just started using some existing dynamic blocks in an imperial drawing. Natually they come in 25.4 times too big. No problem there, I can easilly scale the new block BUT when I do, I lose all my dynamics! :shock:

Has anybody else encountered this? If so, have you found a work around? I am currently scaling up the entire drawing so that I can use my dynamic blocks and then scaling down at the end. Then exploding the block when I have to fit in 3 extra terminals. :cry:

[ReMark]

I have to sheepishly admit I do not use Dynamic Blocks. But there is a dedicated discussion group over at AutoDesk that might have an answer for you. The link is:

http://discussion.autodesk.com/search.jspa?numResults=25&inputEntered=true&source=viewforum%7C154&q=scaling&objID=f154&search.x=23&search.y=15

[dbroada]

thanks. Looking at the 2nd post on that list it may be that I don't scale in the Z plane. Now all I've got to do is remember to try on Monday.

[dbroada]

Mark was right and I am posting this in case it comes up again.

I was inserting my block and then using VBA code to adjust its scale by 1/25.4. Looking at the properties of the no longer dynamic block shows all scales to be equal but when stepping through the code they can be seen to be slightly different. (see screenshot).

I now explicitly set XScale, YScale & ZScale to a figure declared earlier and it works.