Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 User Guide - Page 1652

When I insert a scaled external reference with bounding objects into a drawing, any associative spaces generated from the objects in the external reference will not be correctly calculated when their boundary offset is set By Standard.What I can I do to fix this? Currently, when an external reference is scaled during insertion, the boundary offset calculation will never be correct if the boundary offsets are set By Standard. You can either re-insert the external reference without scaling, or you can change the boundary offsets from By Standard to By Style or Manual and try to emulate the rules of the standard in the style of by manually offsetting the net, usable, and gross boundaries. I made some changes to bounding objects in an external reference.When I reload the external reference into my current drawing, the spaces associative to the external reference do not update, even though I have activated Automatically update associative spaces in the AEC Options settings (see "Activating and Deactivating Automatic Updates" on page 1599).Why does the space not update? The automatic update of associative spaces does not react to new bounding objects added into an external reference. If the external reference has new bounding objects that affect the space, the space will display a defect marker when the external reference is reloaded. To fix these spaces, you need to select the space, and run the context menu command Update Space Geometry ➤ Selected Spaces. Additional spaces may need to be generated after the existing spaces have been updated. NOTE If the external reference does not have any new objects added, but only modifications to the existing objects, the spaces can be updated using the context menu command Update Space Geometry ➤ All Associative spaces. Creating Non-Associative Spaces Non-associative spaces are freestanding spaces with user-defined geometry. You can either draw a space or convert linework, object outlines, mass elements, or slabs to spaces, which you can then modify according to your needs. Drawing a Non-Associative 2D or Extruded 3D Space When you draw a non-associative 2D or extruded 3D space, you can either base it on target dimensions taken from the space style, or you can draw rectangular or polygonal spaces with dimensions that you define. NOTE Area objects from older versions of the software are converted to 2D spaces. You can convert them to extruded 3D spaces, if necessary. Inserting a Space with Style-Defined Target Dimensions Use this procedure to insert a non-associative space based on target dimensions set in the space style. For information about setting target dimensions in the space style, see "Specifying Target Dimensions for the Space" on page 1686. 1 Open the tool palette that contains the Space tool you want to use, and select it. (You may have to scroll to display the desired tool.) 2 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand General. 3 Select a style. 4 Enter a name for the space. If the space style has an associated list definition, you can select a name from the drop-down list. For information about list definitions, see "Attaching a List Definition to a Space Style" on page 1687. 5 Select a tag for the space. If no space tags are contained in the list, you can drag a tag into the drawing from the Content Browser. You can also create your own space tags from multi-view blocks. NOTE For user-drawn spaces, the Associative setting is read-only and set to No. 6 For Offset boundaries, select how the 4 space boundaries (base, net, usable, and gross boundary) are offset from each other: ■ Manual: The boundary offsets are 0 by default, and can be manually edited with grips. Each boundary has its own set of grips. 1612 | Chapter 36 Spaces