Monday, July 23, 2007
CAD Tip of the Week: The RESET Function
Topic: Many arcane issues are quickly solved by the RESET function
RESET FUNCTION
Are your leader arrows the wrong size, or tick-marks instead of arrowheads? Are blocks not prompting for attributes? Perhaps the units of measure are set to decimal feet? Do xref layers seem to forget the color to which they were set? These and many other sometimes unfathomable problems are quickly solved by the RESET function.
And if the scaling of leaders, blocks or text seems to be the issue, just be sure to first set the drawing scale using the ASCALE function before issuing the RESET. For example, say you're working on a quarter-scale drawing and note that the leader arrowheads are drawing at half size:
Command: ASCALE
Current ASCALE value is 96.0000
Enter new value: 48
Command: RESET
A partial listing of common issues solved by the RESET function is as follows:
(RESET macro code to follow...)
RESET FUNCTION
Are your leader arrows the wrong size, or tick-marks instead of arrowheads? Are blocks not prompting for attributes? Perhaps the units of measure are set to decimal feet? Do xref layers seem to forget the color to which they were set? These and many other sometimes unfathomable problems are quickly solved by the RESET function.
And if the scaling of leaders, blocks or text seems to be the issue, just be sure to first set the drawing scale using the ASCALE function before issuing the RESET. For example, say you're working on a quarter-scale drawing and note that the leader arrowheads are drawing at half size:
Command: ASCALE
Current ASCALE value is 96.0000
Enter new value: 48
Command: RESET
A partial listing of common issues solved by the RESET function is as follows:
- Block Attributes Not Prompting: Sets ATTPROMPT to 1
- Circles and Arcs Appear Jagged: Sets VIEWRES to 10000.
- Dimensioning and Leader Issues: (e.g. leader arrow size, leader arrowhead appearance) Sets DIMVARs to reasonable values based on current scale factor.
- Images Cannot Be Selected, Image Frames Are Invisible: Sets IMAGEFRAME to 2, view but noplot.
- Linetypes in Paper Space Appear Continuous: Sets PSLTSCALE to 0.
- Plotting Standard Pen Tables Unavailable: Checks the PSTYLEMODE system variable and issues the CONVERTPSTYLES command if the drawing is set to use named plot styles. You may see a dialog box requiring acknowledgment.
- Points (i.e. 'nodes') are Shown As Boxes or Crosses: Sets PDMODE to 0.
- Revision Cloud Bubble Size: First set proper scale factor using ASCALE function before issuing the RESET.
- Units of Measure Other Than Architectural: Sets linear units to architectural, angular units to decimal degrees, and positive angular direction to counterclockwise.
- Wipeout Frames Visible on Masking Blocks: Sets wipeout frames OFF.
- Xref Colors Not Remembered between Drawing Sessions: Sets VISRETAIN to 1.
(RESET macro code to follow...)
Labels: CAD Tips
# posted by Brandon Nichols @ 10:09 AM
