Visio2002: Measurement Units Change When You Export a Drawing to AutoCAD DWG or DXF File Format (303092)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional
This article was previously published under Q303092 SYMPTOMS
When you save a Visio drawing in the AutoCAD Drawing (*.dwg) or AutoCAD Interchange (*.dxf) file formats, and the Visio drawing uses millimeters for page units, the CAD file may be saved in inches.
CAUSE
The AutoCAD Drawing (*.dwg) and AutoCAD Interchange (*.dxf) export filters ignore the units of measurement that are specified in the Page Properties dialog box, and use an internal measurement of inches instead.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service release for Microsoft Visio 2002. For additional information, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
310463 Visio2002: How to Obtain and Install Visio 2002 Service Release 1
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Release 1 (SR-1).
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/27/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB303092 |
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