Annotation and Text Size - Off By Factor of 12

RE: Annotation and Text Size - Off By Factor of 12

George A. Martin — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:19:26 GMT

The Annotation Scale, Scale factor (multiplier) is derived from an external file called Scales.def. It is typically delivered from Bentley and found under the ".....\MicroStation\Workspace\System\data" but it can also be pointed to by using a variable "MS_CUSTOMSCALESDEF". See if this is set to a specific location or filename first.
The normal setting for i.e. one eighth inch equals one foot is 96:1 (96 eights of an inch equals one foot). I have seen the file setup where it states 8:1 which I would consider wrong, but it depends on the way one thinks. Check the Scales.def file It is an ASCII (.txt) file that you can open with Notepad and see the factor/ratio/multiplier.

RE: Annotation and Text Size - Off By Factor of 12

Dervalcanny — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 08:55:44 GMT

Hello,
Can you specify the version of MicroStation you are using?
Are there any messages listed in the Message Centre when this occurs?
Could you post your file, and I will take a look?
Regards
Derval Canny.

RE: Annotation and Text Size - Off By Factor of 12

David Renaud — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:32:16 GMT

There are annotation cells that are also all screwed up – in the opposite direction. They are so small they look like points, even though their scale is set to 1.00 and the annotation scale is 40. For some reason they have rectangular handles that far exceed what you see on the display (about 90 MU x 12 MU). I am punting and starting over with a fresh dgn.