red cross in the status column

Hi, I have seen the following posted in 2002 with no reply's. I'm
having the exact problem

can anyone help?

I've copied a A.frm online (A size). When open the drawing setup
file, the units is in inches with a red cross in the status column and
it doesn't let me change to mm. Any idea what I am missing?

Thanks in advance for your time and help.


Thanks

Geoff

 

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: I've copied a A.frm online (A size). When open the drawing setup
: file, the units is in inches with a red cross in the status column and
: it doesn't let me change to mm. Any idea what I am missing?

Thanks, Stu, nice to hear it 'from the horse's mouth'. I just want it to be clear
that what Goeff wants to do is edit the format file. It has a limited number of
detail settings, one of which is units. Don't know why that would be in there if
you could not change it, but that's some of PTC's delibertately confusing genius.
This is one of those legacy areas where it was more common than it is today.
Fortunately!

The problem is that a format contains draft entities which are not parametric and
for which there is no conversion function. In part mode, when you change units, it
offers a choice ~ convert dimensions by conversion factor (25.4mm to 1 inch) or
translate numbers from inch to mm. The format has no such conversion capability,
so draft entites created in inch system and changed to metric would be 25.4 times
smaller (1 inch translated to 1 milimeter), completely screwing up your format.

David Janes

 

Hi

If I start a new format & pick A4 (not A) name the the file then choose
draw setup. The red x is still there?. I think the problem is somewhere
else maybe in the config.pro

Thanks

Geoff

 

Right I see, once I've forced proe into using my desired option mm or
inch.
It then prevents me from changing the units.

The reason I thought it was an error is that I made a format in mm (or
so I thought) completed my drawing then I went to add a box with some
details just above the title box. I was inputing some absolute
coordinates which I had worked out would start exactly where I wanted
them, but they ended up way off the sheet. The reason I found out
later was proe was using imperial units not
metric. Leason learnt!! Make sure you specify what units you require.

Thanks for all your help

Geoff

 

Lesson, even

Geoff