[arriscad] database format
Gary Thill
gary at sigmaserv.com
Mon Aug 8 13:34:26 CDT 2011
Fortunately, Roger astutely pointed out my dyslexia with regard
to my email explanation below.
As a result, kindly reverse all references to "source" and
"target" if your head hasn't already exploded.
Gary Thill wrote:
>
> As Roger mentioned, I believe you meant to say "...has changed the
> /input /units from feet to inches".
> Output display values can be changed at any time. /Input/ values
> (database units) can only be changed
> in an empty database.
>
> Layers which are copied from any target drawing to a different
> source drawing will automatically inherit
> the database units (i.e. feet or inches) of the /source
> /drawing...regardless of the drawings units set in the /target /
> drawing.
>
> The only exception is if the /source / drawing is completely
> empty, such as database noname (noname.db).
> In the case, the source drawing will automatically inherit the
> database units of the /target /drawing.
>
> This can happen when layers from an AutoCAD drawing (.dwg) are
> translated into an ARRIS database
> without indicating you wish to change the database units from feet
> to inches along the way. Once there is data (i.e. graphics)
> in n ARRIS layer, you can no longer change the database unit
> value...unless you clear all the layers or make some crucial
> low-level modifications which Roger describes but I would not
> necessarily recommend except as a last resort (no offense Roger).
>
> After an /inches-to-feet /conversion oversight has been made, the
> only way I know of to safely change the inches over to feet (without
> using Roger's nifty workaround) is to copy the layers into another
> drawing that already contains a database unit value of feet.
>
> The Paste From Clipboard function should not have the ability to
> override the existing database unit value (i.e. feet) in a non-empty
> drawing
> regardless of the target drawings database units. If it does,
> there is something amiss.
>
> Robert Head wrote:
>> I have copied a layer using the clipboard function and find that it
>> has changed the output display format from feet to inches. This is
>> an ongoing problem and I know that it has to do with a database that
>> was translated.
>> I then go into Arris to try to change it back with the error message
>> of "Cannot change UNITS - database not empty" although "Arris" did
>> allow on the copy. This has also rescaled all of my database by a
>> factor of 3.91836735 including my existing sheets.
>> Is it possible to make Arris reset the format? as it did on it's own?
>> At a loss :-(
>>
>>
>> Robert Head
>> CLM Architect LLC
>> 248 231 4838
>>
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