CtrlDesign Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 I am working on a project where system/design work is done in one project, and is being ref'ed into another where viewports and such will be created. However on the file that will make the sheets, text is coming in small. Ive checked the layer scale is set as 1:1, and snap grid is the same. Any suggestions on best practice for referenced files? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Conrad Preen Posted June 10 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 10 Any chance you could PM the files so I can investigate? Conrad Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Conrad Preen Posted June 13 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 13 This arises from having a different snap grid in the two documents . When referencing between documents make sure there have the same snap grid because this value is use to set the sizing and spacing of ConnectCAD schematic objects. Conrad Quote Link to comment
CtrlDesign Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 In the actual files, the snap grids are the same, but in the one I sent you (stripped due to NDA) I forgot to check that. You are saying that if the snap grids are the same, then it should reference in correctly? I just opened both files and confirmed but its still showing as shown above Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Conrad Preen Posted June 13 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 13 Well what I did and successfully repaired the issue was to delete the referenced layers and the reference, set the snap grid the same in both files and then redo the whole referencing. It was a bit of a dance but it did fix the problem. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Conrad Preen Posted June 13 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 13 The thing is that the symbols used internally in sockets and device labels are scaled according to the snap grid at the time of import. But the text drawn by Circuits is scaled according the current snap grid. So if you change the snap grid in mid design then this can give unexpected results (in the same document). So that might be an extra complication here. Generally for schematic design find the snap grid you like and leave it for the duration. In the online help there are some recommended snap grid settings for common layer scales. In the next version we are introducing a ConnectCAD grid setting separate from the snap grid. 2 Quote Link to comment
CtrlDesign Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 (edited) I have not been deleting the reference between changes, let me try that. Maybe on the creation of the reference something is latching.. Edited June 13 by CtrlDesign Quote Link to comment
CtrlDesign Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 Updating the reference helps. however after making any changes, it seems to revert until you update it again. Also I get a lot of broken connections in the ref file that exist correctly in the CCAD file. For example see the two images below Quote Link to comment
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