[arriscad] database format
Robert Head
rhead78 at att.net
Mon Aug 8 13:38:03 CDT 2011
It did get me thinking. Good thing there is plenty of room inside (my head) for the build up of pressure. :-)
Robert Head
CLM Architect LLC
248 231 4838
>________________________________
>From: Gary Thill <gary at sigmaserv.com>
>To: arriscad at lists.arriscad.com
>Sent: Monday, August 8, 2011 2:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [arriscad] database format
>
>
>
> 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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