Dimensions keep reverting to odd dimensions,

[Eric Milberger]

Dimensions and Levels don't stick when saved.

I dimension a plan

I go to Options

then Project Preferences

Then Dimensions Set as Feet and Fractional Inches

Then None for Fractions

then 1'-0"

Save and create by Name "M2"

Now I do into mile file to work and it will for a bit,

then I plot and find the fractions are back.  I have to do the same process and it works again for a bit but reverts back to fractions

I select the "M2"  and that works for a bit but then the file reverts back.

This has been happening in both 26 and 27.

Pulling my hair out and there id not much to pull. 

Now I close the files and reopen.  

First the Dimensions are not showing as I have to add levels that were previously showing.  ( Ctrl-L "Show All"  do a Ctrl-Save  as I assume this will save what you see.  AND my dimentions go back to fractions.

I File save all the time and dimentions dont stick.

And Levels don't stick.

Operating system used: Windows 11

[Karl Ottenstein]

Dimension settings are part of Views.  All (most) work should be done in well-defined views... done once for a template, and you're set for all future (similar) projects.  It sounds like you're using View Points some times and Views others.. which will result in all settings being switched to those of the last View activated.

https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/27/INT/index.htm?rhcsh=1&rhnewwnd=0&rhmapid=#t=_AC27_Help%2F140_UserI...

[Eric Milberger]

I go to the same view over and over and update to what I want and it keeps losing that data even though I have saved it.

Just does not make sense.

[Eric Milberger]

Karl still having the same issue.

[Barry Kelly]

When you go into the dimension preference settings, "M2" is still set exactly as you want?

That is not changing there is it?

Barry.

[Barry Kelly]

Have you set your views to use the "M2" dimension style?

Not just changing the style you are using on screen, but by actually changing it in the view settings.

Barry.

[runxel]

It could be a bug too. I have this issue with one particular Dimension style in my files. If a save a view with it it automatically reverts to another style. Nothing works, not redefining with right-click, nor in the view settings etc.

Only thing that helped was to delete it and recreating it.

There is something very fishy going on with Dimension styles.... – after deleting it was still selectable (which then lead to AC crashing).

After creating a new style and hitting ok on that dialog the current style will still report as "Custom" as well. So yeah, something's broken; it's just that people do not tend to make new styles all the time but once when creating a template, never to be touched again. Probably not really on GS' radar.

[Eric Milberger]

I can't say that I am happy with this,   It there a way to apply to all drawings.

My setting would apply to all plans and elevations, and Building Sections

How to you update a template?

[Barry Kelly]

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@Eric Milberger wrote:

I can't say that I am happy with this,

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Why not?

This is the way it is supposed to work.

When you create a view, you should be setting all of these settings as to how you want the view to appear.

It is that view that you then place on the layouts as a drawing.

With the correct settings, you are guaranteed that your drawings on the layouts will display as you want them.

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@Eric Milberger wrote:

It there a way to apply to all drawings.

My setting would apply to all plans and elevations, and Building Sections

How to you update a template?

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You can select more than one view in the view map list at the same time,

Don't select the plain folders - they don't have settings (cloned folders with the black arrows are OK).

Then open the settings and change them all at once.

Barry.