zoom extents

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by John Callaway, Jun 17, 2006.

  1. John Callaway

    John Callaway Guest

    I have a large dwg file approximately 64 meg that I am working with.
    In R14, when I zoom extents, the main part becomes a dot. I think that
    there must be more in the drawing but do not see anything. All layers
    appear to be on. My question, is there any way that I can see what
    else is on this file. I can't imagine that this engineering firm that
    created the file would zoom out this far for no reason. I'm thinking
    they must have left something out there but I cannot find it. Any
    suggestions?

    JPC
     
    John Callaway, Jun 17, 2006
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  2. John Callaway

    Fred Bogdon Guest

    You could block out just what you want to work with then reopen it. or
    check the layers color to be sure that they don't match the background
    screen.
     
    Fred Bogdon, Jun 17, 2006
    #2
  3. John Callaway

    Paul Turvill Guest

    First, ensure that all layers are thawed *and* ON, to be sure that there
    isn't something on an OFF (but not Frozen) layer causing the large extents.
    Then ...

    What I usually do in a case like this is to

    ERASE
    All
    Remove
    [window select the main drawing portion]
    [Enter]

    This gets rid of anything that lies outside of the area of interest. A ZOOM
    Extents should now work as expected.
    ___
     
    Paul Turvill, Jun 17, 2006
    #3
  4. John Callaway

    John Callaway Guest

    Thanks

     
    John Callaway, Jun 18, 2006
    #4
  5. John Callaway

    John Callaway Guest

    John Callaway, Jun 18, 2006
    #5
  6. John Callaway

    John Callaway Guest

    ok. I thought for a moment that maybe you were referring to some kind
    of a hidden view.
     
    John Callaway, Jun 19, 2006
    #6
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