dims and ZOOM Extents

Is there a way to keep the definition points for dimensions out of a ZOOM
Extents? Problem is, if you have an arc that has a large radius that is
dimensioned then the center of the radius is included in a ZOOM Extents, so
the drawing can be way small and way off the center of the screen.

 

Freeze the Defpoints layer.

Kent Cooper, AIA


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You might try some other Zoom parameters, such as
Zoom xy0.5 .. or .. Zoom Dynamic
Zoom Extents does (all) vectors / points, etc.

Bob

 

that doesn't work. I'm using 2002.

 

If acceptable, explode the radius dimension
and erase the center point or use a leader
instead to annotate the radius.

 

Funny, it works for me in both 2000 and 2004. I don't have 2002 to compare.

Kent Cooper, AIA

 

Are you using some sort of border on your drawing?
It would be possible (and rather simple) to write a
command that would zoom to the extents of an
object, excluding anything outside of that object.

You could also use the Object option within the
Zoom command to give the same results as above.

Or you could use the Window option within the
Zoom command and specify the limits defined in the
drawing.

Just some alternate options.

 

I have 2002 and it didn't work for me. The only way it worked was if the layer that the dimension was on was froze.

Tim

 

Richard,
I hear your pain.
I have a simple lisp that always restores view "A"...
(defun c:va () (command "-view" "restore" "A"))
In most every drawing I work in I have a view named "A" that shows exactly what I want to see.
Typing "va" will restore that view.

 

That's what we do -- Zoom to the limits:

ZOOM (getvar "LIMMIN") (getvar "LIMMAX")
or:
(command "zoom" (getvar "LIMMIN") (getvar "LIMMAX"))

[You don't even need to specify the W option, because that's the default.]

The drawing Setup routine sets the limits as a function of the intended
scale and sheet size.

Kent Cooper, AIA


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We do all that limits stuff in PS (MS is a
'free-for-all') So, it is always the same for
each sheet size.

PS: I'd personally specify the "window"
option in a lisp routine, just to be safe.

 

I confess that what "worked" for me was to set to layer Defpoints, draw
something far from everything else, and try Zoom A and Zoom E, both with and
without layer Defpoints frozen. I didn't do it with actual dimension
entities, which may be the difference (and I haven't yet tested that way to
find out).

Kent Cooper, AIA

layer that the dimension was on was froze.

 

Command: LIMITS
Reset Model space limits:
Specify lower left corner or [ON/OFF] <0.0000,0.0000>: (pick point)
Specify upper right corner <420.0000,297.0000>: (pick point)

Command: LIMITS
Reset Model space limits:
Specify lower left corner or [ON/OFF] <-582.5110,-1802.2085>: off

Command: ZOOM
Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP), or
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: (getvar
"limmin")
(-582.511 -1802.21)

Specify opposite corner: (getvar "limmax")
(2249.97 1101.31)

Good Luck.