Grids covering my DWG export

[Duncan Gunn]

I'm trying to export a selection of sheet layers to DWG. I've tried this via 'publish' and 'export'. To test the export, I've dragged the DWG into a blank file and I get this grid all over the drawing. I've tried messing with the settings but with no success. Can anyone help? Thank you.

 

 

 

[zoomer]

I think that diagonal grid is just 2D Points that are off scale (?)

 

These 2D points often exist in PIOs like Windows to mark the opening

or in Symbols. Usually these are on the "non-plot" Class.

[Duncan Gunn]

35 minutes ago, zoomer said:

I think that diagonal grid is just 2D Points that are off scale (?)

 

These 2D points often exist in PIOs like Windows to mark the opening

or in Symbols. Usually these are on the "non-plot" Class.

Thank you. I've looked into the classes of each viewport and turnign some of them off has helped a bit. There are still some 'grids' left though. A really laborious task just to export.

[Pat Stanford]

Try this one line script:

 

SetPref(5, NOT(GetPref(5)));

 

Long ago there was a user preference to show extension lines on loci. The interface to that was removed over a decade ago, but the ability still exists with the proper script. It looks like somehow it got turned on in your file.  The above script will toggle that preference on and off.

[Nina Ivanova]

@Duncan Gunn, the image from your post represents the re-imported graphics, right? Did you try to open the exported file in a DWG viewer? It seems to me, that these are the dimension lines, when graphics is re-imported in a layer with incorrect scale. Please, try to set the Model Space scale in the Advanced DXF/DWG import options to the original document layer scale. If this does not fix the issue, may I ask you to send the document directly to me?

 

[Jeff Prince]

48 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

Try this one line script:

 

SetPref(5, NOT(GetPref(5)));

 

Long ago there was a user preference to show extension lines on loci. The interface to that was removed over a decade ago, but the ability still exists with the proper script. It looks like somehow it got turned on in your file.  The above script will toggle that preference on and off.

my money is on this.  Obscure enough to forget, until it happens.

[Duncan Gunn]

55 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

Try this one line script:

 

SetPref(5, NOT(GetPref(5)));

 

Long ago there was a user preference to show extension lines on loci. The interface to that was removed over a decade ago, but the ability still exists with the proper script. It looks like somehow it got turned on in your file.  The above script will toggle that preference on and off.

How do I input this script. I haven't used scripts before. Thanks.

[Duncan Gunn]

9 minutes ago, Nina Ivanova said:

@Duncan Gunn, the image from your post represents the re-imported graphics, right? Did you try to open the exported file in a DWG viewer? It seems to me, that these are the dimension lines, when graphics is re-imported in a layer with incorrect scale. Please, try to set the Model Space scale in the Advanced DXF/DWG import options to the original document layer scale. If this does not fix the issue, may I ask you to send the document directly to me?

 

Hi Nina,
Yes, this is an image of what I see when I re-import the DWG into VW, after I have exported it. I'm checking that the recipient gets the right information. I'll try opening it in Illustrator and see if it reads ok. Otherwise, how can I send the VW file to you? Thanks.

[Pat Stanford]

 

[Nina Ivanova]

17 hours ago, Duncan Gunn said:

Otherwise, how can I send the VW file to you?

@Duncan Gunn, you could just hover over my profile name or icon and from the opened dialog choose the "Message" button.