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It would be so nice to have a plot scale stamp that could read the current plot scale. Also if this stamp was inserted via a symbol or xref that had been enlarged, if the stamp would enlarge along with it. I know this would have problems if the enlargement product did not match a defined scale value. Maybe this would be a good point to allow us to define any number of scales instead of just limited to 18 we have now. This way we could have all of scale values we need, without having to go into setting to change definitions. Then we could have two stamps for plot scales. One for the actual value, and one that would show the string name for a value listed in the scales menu. If the scale value is not listed in the scale list, just the actual value could show.

Stamps could be something like:
@plotscalevalue
@plotscalename

And I guess you MSP'ers could use it too

This would help make symbols with a good layer structure be easier to incorporate into our drawings without adding a bunch of steps of inserting the symbols with their layers, moving things to the appropriate drawing layers and then deleting those extra layers. I think this one is pretty important especially seeing some of the next features coming w/ v.12.



Edit: I guess if we were have this, it would also make sense to have a Map Color toggle so when we insert a symbol we can do the color change at the insertion time instead of having to run the macro. For example all of our Andersen Window elevations are colored for use in our elevations in the foreground. It would be nice to be able to toggle A Map Color button and be able to reassign the colors so we can recolor them for use in the background (beyond) shown in a halftone.

Edit#2: Would probably need a new layer button too.

It would be nice if the Copy, Rect. / Circ. Array had a "Previous" option that would use the last used settings and number values.

We have Datacad drawings spanning 20+ years. Back when linetypes were dependent on the dcadwin.lin file we would run into issues where linetypes would show up wrong because the difference in the dcadwin.lin files over time. Our fav was a grass linetype that showed up randomly as a clay tile. Now since v.11 we have had the great ability to create our own custom linetypes and escaped the hindrances of the dcadwin.lin file. Which has been really great, but one thing that is not really great is updating all of our old files with the new desired linetypes & spacings. So my wish would be that there could be a translation file like our DXF/DWG import where we could set peramiters and have it convert all of the drawings data. I know that currently we can simply use the change tool with mask, but with the v.12 Search and Replace tool now in the works I think having a way to save these mask settings and be albe to recall/reuse them easily and to preform multiple replacements at once would be very handy. The more smart entities, symbols with attributes we get the more important I can see it will be to be able to keep things upto date with changing standards, codes and just drawing practices in general. It "seems" the technology is pretty much in place and now expanding the UI a bit and allowing saved settings would be the next step I think. But I'm just a knuckle head wishing out loud again.

I wish when we opened a symbol for editing, that there was an snappable indicator of the insertion point so we can make sure to redefine the symbol by that point as it originally had.

Hi Josh,

The insertion point is always at the Absolute Zero point in the Symbol Editor. So, if you change to an absolute input mode, then you can always "snap" to it -- but you should not need to?

When you save it, it keeps the same insertion point; and if you want to move the insertion point, you instead move the entities in relation to the AZ point.