Field update issues in dynamic block

[jamami]

Hi

I  developed a simple plan view of a decking unit with a custom dimstyle,  lines/arrows suppressed so to show only the dim text, when the block was stretched the dim updated therefore indicting the length of panel required.  We had big issues with this when mirroring as the text also mirrors, to overcome this I deleted the dimension and added a field with a formula, this overcame the mirroring problem. The problem is that the block always bugs out and shows #### instead of the result,  it is not usable in any other drawings, also I have dragged this block onto my tool palette but when i try and insert into another blank drawing I get an error message:-

Warning: An error occurred during save.

We recommend that you run RECOVER on the drawing.

 

I found a link on the Autocad support site that suggested changing UTC8 settings in windows regional settings, I have done this but the problem still persists.

 

I am wondering is it because the field is in an Mtext box (so i can aply a backround)   ? 

 

I have attached the drawing below that contains the troublesome block. 

 

 

_d-spans.dwg

[SLW210]

Why do you need to mirror?

 

It works fine for me, even mirrored, you just have to RegenALL to get the new value.

 

You could add a flip to the block.

 

 

[jamami]

mirror is a very common command, especially for symmetric installations of asymmetric platforms, people tend to draw one side and then simply mirror to draw the other, alternative is to copy and then rotate, but this will be bay by bay and takes a lot longer than mirroring.

Have you tried :-

Inserting into another drawing

Stretch the length using the dyn grips, you need to then to type regen to see the correct length (another downside of field vs dim)

Delete block then insert from insert menu

Drag onto a pallete and then open a new drawing and drag into new drawing (this causes a recover error when I do it)

 

its great to know it works fine for you as none of us here find it stable .

When I evaluate the formulae it responds with nonsensical data, see images attached.