Layout / properties detail / scale

Rhino
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Hello,
I can’t set the scale of a layout.
I used to set the scale with the “Detail” panel:

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Currently I can change the values (units on page / mm in model) but nothing happens.

I don’t use layouts often, is this a bug or is there a procedure that has changed?
thank you,
jmv

Version 7 SR23
(7.23.22282.13001, 2022-10-09)

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No support for this thread?

Hello @Holo, sorry to mention you directly, I know you use layouts a lot.
Do you have the same problem or is it just me?

thank you jmv.

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Hm, that’s weird… I see the detail isn’t locked, so it should work.
I have not encountered this problem.

I set the detail scale by a script though, because I hate converting 1:20 into mm and M…

You can try it:
It should work even if the detail is locked.
We work in Meters, so maybe you need to do some math to make it work if you use something else though :slight_smile:

### Set Detail Scale by Holo
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
detail = rs.GetObject("select detail",rs.filter.detail,preselect=True)
if detail:
    scale = rs.DetailScale(detail)
    newScale= rs.RealBox("The detail is in scale 1:"+str(1/scale), 1/scale, "Detail Scale", 0)
    if newScale:
        rs.DetailScale(detail,newScale,1000)
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Thank you Holo for taking the time to answer me,
unfortunately the result is the same, no change of scale.
If the problem comes from my configuration, I will look, maybe a plugins…

Thanks

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I found it!
the units in “Document Properties/Units/Layout” was set to “No units” (units model was set to mm)
Changing this setting solves the problem.

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The file was originally created with Rhino 6, then saved in Rhino 7, maybe that’s why…

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Interesting, but how does Rhino then determine that the initial scale of the detail is 1:5.4? :wink:

Seems like a bug for the big brains. @pascal might know who to address this to.