Insert block in different autocad versions: scale problem

[MastroLube]

Hello guys!

I've done a little application but i have a problem using it on older autocad(s).

 

Currently I'm using the last version (2016) but if i try to insert the same block using autocad 2009 it gets different dimension!

 

The only way I found to keep it in scale is change the insert scale from 10 (autocad 2016) to 10000!!!!

 

(VL-CMDF "_.-insert"
          (STRCAT percorso nome ".dwg")
          punto_inserimento
          10000 ;scale
          10000 ;scale
          ""
)
      

The block has "no units" and the insert scale in the dwg still be "meters"

S-100_315.dwg

 

Please help me, I'm getting mad!

 

Thanks

[satishrajdev]

Have checked out the drawing units of both... Are they same?

[MastroLube]

Yeah.. I've tried with different values but it seems to haven't effect..

 

(setvar 'InsUnits 0)

(setvar 'InsUnitsDefSource 0)

(setvar 'InsUnitsDefTarget 0)

[satishrajdev]

Strange !!! I haven't notice such problems till now.

 

What is X factor scale of inserted blocks in both drawings?

If they are not same that means your drawing units are different for sure.

[MastroLube]

How do I check that?

[satishrajdev]

Select block and go to properties or ctrl+1

[MastroLube]

It's 1 ... How it's possibile that change from centimeters to meters doesn't effect the dimension?

I've played with -dwgunits and now it has always the same size on 2016

[rlx]

Had the same problems once with xrefs. Put some code in my xref app :

 

 

(setvar "insunits" 4) ;insert blocks in millimeters

(setvar "INSUNITSDEFSOURCE" 4) ;blocks in millimeters

(setvar "INSUNITSDEFTARGET" 4) ;blocks in millimeters

 

 

but that didn't alway helped so I added :

 

 

;;; - dwgunits : 3=mm, 2=decimal, 4=precision, scale upon insert = no , match insunits = yes

(command "-dwgunits" 3 2 4 "no" "yes")(while (= 1 (logand (getvar "cmdactive") 1))(command "No"))

 

 

Forgotten why exactly I needed the dwgunits to run after the setvars but it did the trick

 

 

upd. see also this link https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-2007-2008-2009/dwgunits-documentation/td-p/2527820

 

 

 

gr. Rlx

Edited December 21, 2015 by rlx