Topic: XREF-insert units

[Gliderider]

Using 2006 vanilla

The drawing I am trying to insert an xref into has units set to decimal, insunits = 2 (feet), insunitsdefsource = 2, insunisdetarget = 2. The source drawing has all the same settings (it was drawn in feet, not feet and inches). When I try to xref the source drawing it comes in at 1/12 the proper scale; the info in the External Reference dialog box's Block Unit section lists Unit = Inches and the Factor as 0.0833. I understand that is why the xref is coming in at the improper scale, but how do I change it? Am I missing a sysvar?

I also notice that the Insert dialog box (for blocks, not xrefs) displays the proper unit and factor (feet and 1.000) in the Block Unit section. Is there a specific sysvar for the insertion units of xrefs only? Also, when I copy/paste from ! drawing to another, the units are proper.

Has anyone ever seen the "Block Unit" section in the External Reference dialog box differ from the one in the Insert dialog box?

[ronjonp]

Try changing INSUNITS to 0.  This variable is saved per drawing.

[Gliderider]

Try changing INSUNITS to 0.  This variable is saved per drawing.

Tried that... still got Inches as units in the Block Unit section.
But it's a moot point now, when I came back from lunch it fixed itself. Go figure....prior to lunch I restarted acad- nfg; rebooted- nfg. Went to lunch and the autocad fairie came and fixed it...

Thx