Dynamic Block with Attribute & Annotation Text Style

[Shoey]

Hi all,

 

Got a problem with the attached drawing. (The drawing will eventually be used as an xref).

 

I have created a dynamic block that has a (multi-line) attribute applied. This attribute is linked to an annotative text style. The drawing contains annotation scales. I have applied some of these annotation scales to the attribute so that it shows at 4.5 in paper space.

 

The annotation scales (metric) contained in the drawing are "1:500, 1:1000, 1:1250, 1:2000, 1:2500, 1:5000, 1:10000, 1:20000 and 1:25000". All these annotation scales are applied to the attribute.

 

The block contains a look-up table of properties that when applied, size the block to be used as a boundary to the following scales "1:500, 1:1000, 1:1250, 1:2000 and 1:2500".

 

Now, for example, i wish to set the blocks to be shown at 1:2500 in the drawing.

I select the blocks and make them 1:2500 in the 'look-up' table.

However, if i wish to set the annotation scale to 1:20000 (because this will xrefed into a drawing plan of a scale of 1:20000) it incorrectly shows the size of the attribute. The attribute has a 1:20000 annotaion scale set to it but its size is not correct. This happens for other scales but for other scales (1:25000 for example) its fine. Also, the attribute could move when switching annotation scales and appear near the 0,0 WCS.

The layout tab shows the annotation scale and viewport scale set to 1:20000 but as you can see, the text is not set to 4.5.

 

Does anybody from this fine CADtutor community know if i am missing something with using attributes with annotation scaling with dynamic blocks?

 

Why does it do this?

Is there bug?

 

Can someone suggest an alternative?

I would prefer to have the attribute linked to the block though.

 

I have tried ATTSYNC and RESETBLOCK but the bug keeps coming back.

 

Using AutoCAD 2011.

 

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

Regards

Shoey

DYN-BLOCK-EXAMPLE.dwg

[Mike_Taylor]

Make the text style of the attribute non-annotative, and the attribute itself annotative. Ensure your Paper Height in the attribute block is set to 4.5 and you should be good. (remeber to ATTSYNC).

[Shoey]

Hi Mike

 

Thanks for your reply.

Unfortunatley, this did not solve the problem.

 

Regards

Shoey