Microsoft KB Archive/310843

= Visio2002: Text Size and Length Increase When You Export to AutoCAD DWG or DXF File Format =

Article ID: 310843

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q310843





SYMPTOMS
When you save a Visio drawing in the AutoCAD Drawing (*.dwg) or AutoCAD Interchange (*.dxf) format, and the drawing contains shapes that have text inside, the text may extend outside the shape when you open the CAD (.dwg or .dxf) file in AutoCAD.



CAUSE
The AutoCAD Drawing (*.dwg) and AutoCAD Interchange (*.dxf) export filters expand TrueType font sizes by approximately one-third (33 percent) when they generate the equivalent AutoCAD text entity.



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:

310474 Visio2002: How to Obtain and Install Visio 2002 Service Release 1



STATUS
Microsoft 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).

Additional query words: visio2002 vso2002 sr1 patch fix qfe

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB310843

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