hatch scale changing in different versions of MicroStation

RE: hatch scale changing in different versions of MicroStation

Duncan Gammie — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:20:20 GMT

Thanks Marc,

I have managed a work around by creating custom pattern, hatch and cross hatch tools, with 'lock useannotationscale off' appended to the tool key in. I then replaced all the instances of the original tool with my ones in the ribbon.

Conversely, All my annotation and dimensioning tools already have custom templates to ensure anno scale is always on, so fingers crossed I don't start getting mixed text sizes. if people use default tools from the search bar or other toolboxes.

RE: hatch scale changing in different versions of MicroStation

Marc Thomas — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:07:20 GMT

Hi Duncan,

Annotation Scale for text and patterns are controlled by a single toggle so not possible at present.

There is a command:

'annotationscale remove'

that you could use to reset any patterns on a selection (that excluded text)

Do you know how the patterns are acquiring the Annotation Scale on attribute?

RE: hatch scale changing in different versions of MicroStation

Duncan Gammie — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:25:02 GMT

Hi Marc,

Is there a way in which I can globally disable annotation scale for patterns? (but not for annotation)

We do not use pattern scaling in our drawings. as we prefer patterns to be relative to the element size, rather than drawing.

We commonly find issues (particularly with exporting) caused by annotation scale patterns and I would like to be able to lock this setting off at Org level.

RE: hatch scale changing in different versions of MicroStation

Marc Thomas — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:00:40 GMT

MicroStation V8i SS4 introduced Annotation Scale aware patterning, that may be involved. The Annotation Scale of the pattern can be disabled in element properties.