electrical 2D outlet symbol did not change size after scale changed

[PYA]

Hi, Is there anyway I can make electrical outlet 2D symbol to adjust the size to match drawing scale?  I set up 3/4" scale drawings, everything changed accordingly  except those MEP symbol. like outlet, switch. it seems like they set up at 1/4" scale and never changed. 

[Sarah H]

Hi Barry

Can please I ask how you made your 2D GPO object scalable or are you able to share your script? I have been trying to do something similar for days and cannot work out how to script the scaling aspect. 

I also have a 3D object associated with it but that doesn't need to be scaleable (just in case that changes things)

Thanks

[Lingwisyer]

MUL2 GLOB_SCALE, GLOB_SCALE

Put that at the beginning of the 2D script. This will make something placed in a View scale against the drawing scale so that it is always to same size. If the object generates it's 2D via a Project2, you would need to use a GLOB_CONTEXT to limit the scaling to 2D only and add a z to the transformation.

Ling.

[Sarah H]

Thanks @Lingwisyer 

That worked perfectly for scaling the object!

Next question - how do I stop the text from scaling? 

[Lingwisyer]

I am not quite sure what you are trying to achieve... I am assuming this object was created by saving from the floor plan? You can Define Style then use a Set Style. Your text would then be defined as AC_TextSize / GLOB_SCALE, but by doing this, going from 1:100 to 1:50, your symbol would double in size but the text would not... and the relevant position change would need to be made.

[Barry Kelly]

I can't share the object because it is company property.

But simply in the 2D script before you draw the object ...

if scale_sens then
    MUL2 GLOB_SCALE/100,GLOB_SCALE/100
endif

Barry.

[Sarah H]

That's exactly what I was after @Lingwisyer, Thanks!

Basically, I wanted the 2D object to show smaller at 1:50 or 1:20 but the text to remain at 1.5 size for all scales. 

Using GLOB_SCALE in the Define Style line as you suggested worked perfectly. I had to use *100/GLOB_SCALE as I had drawn the original object at 1:100 before I learned that it's better to draw them 1:1. 

I attached the screenshots of the old and new objects for reference. 

Thanks again for your help!

               

[Sarah H]

Thanks, Barry.
Lingwisyer actually beat you to it with the same suggestion, and I can confirm it worked for me.