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Anonymous
March 28, 2010
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Resize issue

  • March 28, 2010
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Hi, I have AutoCAD drawings embedded in my Mathcad worksheets. Whenever, I edit and update the drawing (by double clicking on the embedded drawing) Mathcad expands it greatly, almost to the entire page.

Is there way to lock size of the Embedded AutoCAD object?

Also, I am wondering is the issue with Mathcad or I have to set some option in AutoCAD itself.

Any thoughts?
-John

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ptc-13682881-Visitor
1-Visitor
March 28, 2010
Most likely you made the original mistake of "handle sizing" in Mathcad. So, every time it will expands in the original pixel size in Autocad. Check if there is an aspect ratio option.

jmG
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Anonymous
March 29, 2010
I tested this with MS Word and Excel where it does not happen. Once I resize to the requirement, it does not expand while editing.

Not sure why it happens with Mathcad alone. I follow the same procedure on both(Insert > Object).

I will try to find the aspect ratio option..
Thanks, John.
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AlvaroDíaz12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
March 30, 2010
Try this: not double click over the autocad object, this make that the object is opened into a small client window, but open it right-clicking and selecting Mathcad Object/Open (not edit). Autocad object then must to be opened into a full program window. Then, with fingers crossed, hope that the autocad drawing will be actualized.

Regards. Alvaro.
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Anonymous
March 28, 2010
It seems like this happens to me when I've inserted a large graphic and then use the handles to resize it. Sometimes I don't even have to double-click on the graphic for it to resize.

If I use a graphic editing tool to resize it before inserting into Mathcad, I don't see this issue. Not sure if you have such an option with your Autocad item.

Preston
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