Dimension abberation mystery. (solved).

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Dimension abberation mystery. (solved).

Post by Jim0000 » Wed Mar 13, 2019 9:47 am

I went back to a previous drawing and planned to scale the airfoil section in it to a new size.
The dimensions of the archived drawing and the new dimensions differed wildly, with no apparent relationship.
Why is this happening?
What can I do to correct it?
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Re: Dimension abberation mystery.

Post by Husky » Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:15 pm

Please check the "Linear Factor" for each dim within the Property Editor. They are identical?

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Re: Dimension abberation mystery.

Post by Jim0000 » Wed Mar 13, 2019 9:44 pm

Husky wrote:
Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:15 pm
Please check the "Linear Factor" for each dim within the Property Editor. They are identical?
No, they were not identical. I changed the larger one back to 1 (both are 1 not) and that fixed the problem.
Thanks.

However, when I draw in another dimension, it defaults back to the same situation. I have to keep changing the linear factor back to 1.
Why is that?

Jim.

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Re: Dimension abberation mystery.

Post by Husky » Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:19 am

Jim0000 wrote:
Wed Mar 13, 2019 9:44 pm
However, when I draw in another dimension, it defaults back to the same situation. I have to keep changing the linear factor back to 1.
Why is that?
When you launch a dim tool keep an eye on the dim option bar. On the right side is the possibility to choose a scale (Linear Factor) for the dim. In your case it needs to be 1:1.

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Note: QCAD will remember the scale setting which means it will keep the last setting until you change it.
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Re: Dimension abberation mystery. (solved).

Post by Jim0000 » Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:22 am

I found that; it seems that is all it was. The scale was defaulting to something other than 1:1.
I expect to be able to avoid the problem in future.
Thanks again Husky.

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Re: Dimension abberation mystery. (solved).

Post by Husky » Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:23 pm

You're quite welcome.
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