Hi Eric
We seem to have lost the ability to set the drawing size by multiplying the page size by an amount other than a whole number. So I can't specify the drawing width to be *1.25 the page width for example. I can set it to be *2, *3 etc, but anything other than a whole number reverts down to the whole number beneath it (so *1.xx reverts to *1, *2.xx reverts to 2 and so on).
Still works if you use actual numbers (mm, inches etc) and you can make it any ol' size you want.
Not a huge problem of course – but I liked it how it was!
George
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Re: Drawing size
George,
It's working for me on 4.40. Are you using a different version?
It's working for me on 4.40. Are you using a different version?
How do you do this?Still works if you use actual numbers (mm, inches etc) and you can make it any ol' size you want.
Mike Rosen
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Re: Drawing size
Hi Mike
I'm using 4.41b2 – see the "Library" thread. That beta version added a + button to the library so you could add items easily. It also added a little icon bottom left on the main window so you can toggle the page break visibility on and off without going to Preferences. I4.41b1 addressed a problem with Scripts and attractions – Perpendicular didn't work.
I guess the little drawings size bug came with the 41b2 version. You can make the drawings size any size you want regardless of page size:
Eric wrote an autosize line script (and then I added some extra bits to it). It works really well for whole numbers (which is fine for me because I normally just use whole mm), but it has a few hiccups with x.xx type numbers and doesn't work at all with fractional numbers. I think I could fix the x.xx problems – can't even begin to think how to deal with fractions however! It gives you this sort of dimensioning (which I have to do a lot) in one hit:
I can post the code if you feel it might be useful for you?
George
I'm using 4.41b2 – see the "Library" thread. That beta version added a + button to the library so you could add items easily. It also added a little icon bottom left on the main window so you can toggle the page break visibility on and off without going to Preferences. I4.41b1 addressed a problem with Scripts and attractions – Perpendicular didn't work.
I guess the little drawings size bug came with the 41b2 version. You can make the drawings size any size you want regardless of page size:
Eric wrote an autosize line script (and then I added some extra bits to it). It works really well for whole numbers (which is fine for me because I normally just use whole mm), but it has a few hiccups with x.xx type numbers and doesn't work at all with fractional numbers. I think I could fix the x.xx problems – can't even begin to think how to deal with fractions however! It gives you this sort of dimensioning (which I have to do a lot) in one hit:
I can post the code if you feel it might be useful for you?
George
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Re: Drawing size
Thank you Eric!
Problem sorted
George
Problem sorted
George
Re: Drawing size
I'll download it later today!
Mike Rosen
Seattle, WA, USA
Mac OS Ventura 13.1, iOS 11.4.1 on iPad Pro
Seattle, WA, USA
Mac OS Ventura 13.1, iOS 11.4.1 on iPad Pro