KNOSAJ Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I have a floor plan referenced into a site plan. when ever i update the site plan file, the floor plan loses its location and re-centers itself in the center of the page. what is the pref or option that will prevent this? i need the floor plan to stay right where i place it. thanks again! Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 How are you updating the Site Plan? Quote Link to comment
KNOSAJ Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 through the organization/references/update. i tried making a symbol of the site plan and that works fine for now. but long term it should just be a referenced drawing. any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 If you haven't already; Create a design layer viewport - referencing your external file. Move to place In the Object Info Palette select Lock Position. Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Is the referenced file originally from a DWG file (ie. are you re-importing the DWG and updating the reference each time the source is updated)? If you are, "Centre after Import" needs to be unchecked in the DWG import dialog. Its on by default and can cause all sorts of trouble. Kevin Quote Link to comment
RDS Casa Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 We are having a similar kind of problem, occasionally. The trouble is its a bit intermittent. It seems to come out when different staff members pick up jobs on another work station. When it occurs it is an absolute headache. Geometry just seem to move about following a new reference being brought in? Here is a recent typical example >Job starts, we get an OS map from pro map or whatever, import, save file (OS import). This is referenced into a new VW sketch file, and someone starts sketching over the OS for very rough initial client discussions etc. >Some time later, topographical survey geometry comes in from the surveyors, this is imported in a new drawing, its saved (survey import). The OS import is then referenced in to this drawing. Its in the right place (geo-mapping?). All seems ok. >Then, the survey import is referenced into sketch file (which already contains the OS import ref.) . But it does not appear where we would expect. The OS import reference is updated or reimported, and it shifts over to where the survey import is, miles away from all the sketch geometry already created. I can't get the Os import to re- reference back where it originally appeared. It definitely was correct before as all the viewports were set up to sheet layers. It has occurred a few times. Once we moved all the geometry, and it then shifted back again. We have not changed the user origin, and the ignore source origin tick box is NOT ticked. We have tried playing with these and it gets worse and very confusing. Its if there is a hierarchy of origins or something. Also, it only seems to happen when we move between workstations. Any one else had this? Quote Link to comment
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