+1When I insert a block using the DWGstyler I need to scale the block by approximately a factor of 1000. I noticed that when I do this the annotation text doesn't appear to scale the way it would if you inserted the block in AutoCAD manually then updated the x and y scale factor. Is there a workaround for this so that both the block geometry and the annotation scales with the DWGstyler scale factor?
Example Workbench:
Best answer by mygis
Hi @jstanger ,
Thank you for sharing the workspace. In my case I would create the text directly into the DWG file setting up the text properties I want rather than scaling the existing text. In AutoCAD you would click on the drawing, set the font and size, perhaps you could try the same approach?
Please let me know if this works for you.
+44Have you tried the TextPropertySetter transformer? That's what occurred to me first. Otherwise we might need to check the format attributes that exist on the features when you inspect them. They should tell the story of what is happening.
+1Have you tried the TextPropertySetter transformer? That's what occurred to me first. Otherwise we might need to check the format attributes that exist on the features when you inspect them. They should tell the story of what is happening.
+1Hi @jstanger ,
Would you be able to share your workspace with us?
Thanks.
Lyes
+13Perhaps your new workspace would work ;)
+1Perhaps your new workspace would work ;)
+13Hi @jstanger ,
Thank you for sharing the workspace. In my case I would create the text directly into the DWG file setting up the text properties I want rather than scaling the existing text. In AutoCAD you would click on the drawing, set the font and size, perhaps you could try the same approach?
Please let me know if this works for you.
+1Hi @jstanger ,
Thank you for sharing the workspace. In my case I would create the text directly into the DWG file setting up the text properties I want rather than scaling the existing text. In AutoCAD you would click on the drawing, set the font and size, perhaps you could try the same approach?
Please let me know if this works for you.
If this is the best option available to me then I'll use that method. Unless you are saying that the text option in the DWGStyler would act on the annotative text of the blocks?
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If this is the best option available to me then I'll use that method. Unless you are saying that the text option in the DWGStyler would act on the annotative text of the blocks?
the idea is to control the text properties from there so you can get the text size and font correctly. Another way would be perhaps to use the MaptextLabeller which is powerful when it comes to labelling in different formats but you need to pay extra money for it. You can ask Safe to provide you with a demo license to test it out.
Cheers.
+1Hi @jstanger ,
Thank you for sharing the workspace. In my case I would create the text directly into the DWG file setting up the text properties I want rather than scaling the existing text. In AutoCAD you would click on the drawing, set the font and size, perhaps you could try the same approach?
Please let me know if this works for you.
Until the AuotCAD writer is changed, as @gisinnovationsb suggests the best workaround is to recreate the required labels as separate text objects and insert next to the block. If the original block is very small and the scaling is quite high then you won't see the annotative text on your drawings and the block will have the appropriate attributes.
Hello,
You can expose the textheight of the attribute: autocad_<attr_name>_height
see
https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Desktop_Documentation/FME_ReadersWriters/acad/Inserts.htm
this worked for me
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