So, I thought I would export all my layout blocks, open them directly (or insert them in model space), scale them to mm and then I could use them normally. A nuisance, but it could work.
But I have noticed that all the text within the blocks vanish when you open or insert in model space. if you Select All you don’t see any text entities.
Why is this happening? Is this expected? if so Why?
This is especially annoying since a lot of these blocks have text and atributes that need totally redoing in Model Space.
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PS. I could try to scale it down 1000 time when editing in layout and then import it, but it feels like it could run into a bunch of unintended consequences with the text styles and other issues.
Yes, this looks like a repeatable bug: when exporting a block from a layout, the text object is not visible when you open the block file in Rhino. An audit of the block file indicates that the text is actually present as a normal (i.e. not hidden) object but it will take a McNeel developer to work out why it doesn’t shown up.
However, there is a workaround: if you use the block manager to export the block while you are in one of the model viewports instead of the layout, then the text will show up in the block file.
@nsgma I’m having a hard time reproducing this error and wonder if I’m doing things differently. I selected the block and ran Export. When I then open that file, it opens normally here. The block file you posted indicates it’s not a block and indeed only shows a circle.
In Layout, make a block with a text inside, add a circle just for confirmation. Still in Layout, export block through Block Manager.
Open resulting file, the text should be gone, the circle should be there.
As @jeremy5 , pointed out if you export block while in Model space, the text appears.
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