Is there is anyway to read the original coordinates from attached models into a layout sheet? That option will enable us to do complete drawing annotations in LAYOUT instead of having a hybrid of annotations in the model+layout. This will improve the drawing quality and be more productive. Hopefully someone has a method now to do it.. I'll greatly appreciate it if you can share. Otherwise, it may be a good thing to improve for the future. thanks in advance.
This whole discussion was about reading world coordinates from a sheet model. If you bring the sheet to the model, you have to rotate the view, not the viewport (xref to the model).
This is where you can't have a 1 to 1 discussion of AutoCAD vs MicroStation. While referencing in the model into the sheet is the equivalent to having a viewport in paperspace, and "Activating" that reference file in MicroStation is similar to switching to modelspace while in a layout, it is far from identical.
But making the statement that AutoCAD has no limitations - on these forums, that's just asking for trouble.
If we want to continue this discussion, we should start a new thread.
Charles (Chuck) Rheault CADD Manager
MDOT State Highway Administration
Why to rotate paperspace? You rotate the viewports in any angle you want. and you can keep viewport aligned to the paper even if you rotate it.
Unless they have changed it recently paper space it either landscape or portrait. How do you rotate paperspace say thirty degrees?
"" This is one thing that is easily done in MicroStation that can not be done in AutoCAD. AutoCAD limits rotation to landscape or portrait. ""
That is no true. There is no limits in autocad.
This method from Inga works very well.
Unknown said: Yes, as mentioned by CadCop this is done by definining an ACS from the reference. To to that, open your sheet and ensure your references are attached correctly. Navigate to the Auxiliary Coordinates dialog and choose Define ACS (Aligned by Reference). Refer to the prompts and select the reference. Also, change the name from Unnamed to something of value. To use this for labeling, open the Drawing Scale dialog, turn on the Lock Auxilary Coordinate System button and choose / set the active ACS. Finally, choose the Label Point tool and it will automatically use the ACS coordinates. Also refer to the following: communities.bentley.com/.../measuring-a-scaled-reference.aspx And: communities.bentley.com/.../label-coordinates-and-auxiliary-coordinate-systems.aspx
Yes, as mentioned by CadCop this is done by definining an ACS from the reference. To to that, open your sheet and ensure your references are attached correctly. Navigate to the Auxiliary Coordinates dialog and choose Define ACS (Aligned by Reference). Refer to the prompts and select the reference. Also, change the name from Unnamed to something of value.
To use this for labeling, open the Drawing Scale dialog, turn on the Lock Auxilary Coordinate System button and choose / set the active ACS. Finally, choose the Label Point tool and it will automatically use the ACS coordinates.
Also refer to the following: communities.bentley.com/.../measuring-a-scaled-reference.aspx
And: communities.bentley.com/.../label-coordinates-and-auxiliary-coordinate-systems.aspx
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