Custom Plumbing Fittings

[paul_mep]

Ok,

So now, I am creating custom plumbing fittings / valves. Should be a straight-forward process, yeah?

I was able to modify an existing block for a particular fitting. Simple: 'bedit' the block.

But what about when I want to create a custom fitting? I copy the style that is similar to the fitting I want. I rename it. I point to the new block. But wait, where did the block come from? I inserted the block pertaining to the style that I copied. I explode that, and define a new block, I make sure that the new block is 'unitless', but still, when I use this fitting, it comes in one-twelfth as big as it should. This is regardless of whether I have chosen 'inches' or 'unitless' or 'feet' for the "unit" of the block definition. What gives?

Surely, this is an easy one!

Thanks,
Paul

[paul_mep]

Aha!

For some reason, when I coped the existing style that was similar to the one I wanted to create, the 'Use Annotation Scale' checkbox (under Views tab of the Plumbing Fitting Styles) was unchecked. Strange. Why did it become unchecked when I copied from the other one? That shouldn't change.

But, at least the problem is solved.

Paul

edit: Ahhh. When you choose a different block, the 'Use Annotation Scale' checkbox is turned off. Interesting.