Alternate position view scale mismatch when export to DXF

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Alternate position view scale mismatch when export to DXF

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Hi all, I have a drawing of the top view of a cabinet showing the front door open in an alternate position.
I found an error in the alternate position view when exporting to DXF only. SW drawing and export to PDF are correct.
Here below is shown what I see in the SW drawing and PDF
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and this is what is shown in the DXF
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The alternative position view in dashed lines is scaled with respect to the main view.
I get the same behaviour if I try to convert the view to sketch...
Any suggestion?
Unfortuntely I cannot share the file.
by josh » Wed May 12, 2021 7:23 am
Try running this macro and see if it helps. If I remember right, you have to select the view then run the macro.
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Try running this macro and see if it helps. If I remember right, you have to select the view then run the macro.
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Did you get the following error when you are exporting?
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DId you change your view scale after inserting the alternative view? If i remember correctly, alternative view will cause some issue sometimes if you change the view scale after inserting the alternative view.

Can you try deleting the alternative view and re-adding the same alternative view and export again?
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Did you get the following error when you are exporting?
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Yes, I got that message and it sounded weird to me!
Yes I changed scale after inserting the alternte position view.
I solved the problem by removing the alternate pos view and applying it again.
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Try running this macro and see if it helps. If I remember right, you have to select the view then run the macro.
As it was a very simple drwing, I solved the problem by removing the alternate pos view and applying it again.

Thank Josh for sharing the macro, it could be very useful in future.
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