Sbeth85 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Hey- I want to create a block that has the level # on top of the little triangle thingy (yes, highly technical terms are in use), that will automatically resize BOTH the size of the text and the size of the triangle depending on which scale I'm in. At the moment I can figure out how to make the TEXT (aka the #) annotative, but the triangle stays the same size no matter what scale I'm in. Not only that, but then the text doesn't stay consistently next to the triangle symbol when I change scales. I want a block where BOTH the Text size for the level AND the triangle symbol itself will always be correct, regardless of what scale my viewport is in. Aka, I put a level symbol for +5.72 in the correct position in Model Space. In Paper Space, my 1:50 viewport and my 1:100 viewports are EACH showing the +5.72 triangle level sign, in the correct place, with the triangle and text being the correct size. Could anyone direct me on how to create said block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Blocks as well as text, dimensions, hatches and multileaders can be annotative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Oh, cool... I didn't know that. I've tried Googling and can't find what I'm looking for exactly, could you direct me to a tutorial that would show me how to make a block like this? (to clarify- i only want to put the block in on the Model Space once, and for it to pop up on all the variously scaled Viewports...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'll see what I can dig up. In the meantime check this out....http://lee-mac.com/elevationmarker.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 ReMark, thank you... I would have thought this was something readily available online... I wouldn't imagine a LISP would be necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 I mean, I think I could figure this out on my own if someone could explain to me: I want a triangle that will look the same once printed no matter what scale its viewport is in. I tried making one but when I selected the triangle in Quick Properties it wouldn't let me click Annotative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 ReMark, thank you... I would have thought this was something readily available online... I wouldn't imagine a LISP would be necessary. Yes, they are readily available if you know where to look. Annotative blocks as well as just plain blocks can be found in numerous places on the Internet. Two that come to mind immediately are.... AUGI...http://www.augi.com/about-augi CADforum...http://www.cadforum.cz/catalog_en/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Annotative Scaling tutorials. Size Does Matter: Annotative Scale Feature by Isaac Harper of Cadsoft Consulting. AutoDesk University 2009, course number AU314-1 Annotation Scaling - Making Drawings Smarter with Intelligent Text by David Cohn of PPI Group. AutoDesk University 2008, course number GD135-1P. http://www.dscohn.com/AU/handouts/GD315-1P%20Annotation%20Scaling-DOC.pdf Automate Annotation Scalingwith Annotative Objects by Ellen Finkelstein. http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/acadblog/tutorial-automate-annotation/ Making Blocks Annotative by Donnie Gladfelter. http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2007/05/making-blocks-annotative/ Edited January 28, 2014 by ReMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thank you ReMark, I'll look into these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbeth85 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Here's what I wanna do!!! http://cad-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/annotative.gif Except that instead of being a triangle + letter A, the A would be on top of the triangle and would have an attribute so I could change the level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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