Message: Warning- coordinates range too large please correct

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Message: Warning- coordinates range too large please correct

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What to do when you see the message: - Warning - coordinates range too large please correct and then run Compress.

This message will appear if the span of coordinates is greater than 66km (41 miles). It usually indicates that the imported file has a point or items far from the main plan. This means that when Zoom All is used the plan itself will become very small on the screen.

To overcome this remove the items that are not included in the plan area by:-
1. Turn on all imported layers.
2. Zoom into the plan and using Modify|Select|Window draw a window around the plan.
3. Use Modify|Invert Selection to de-select the plan and select the far-off items.
4. Press the [Delete] key or use Modify|Delete.
5. After the items have been deleted run File|Compress.
6. Save the design.

Due to the added support for large coordinates a “Scale” field has been included in Settings|Grid/Origin/GIS . If the span of coordinates is larger than 12.5km (7.8 miles) the scale will be greater than 1 and the print preview may show a very small plan. The above steps will reduce the span of coordinates and reset the "Scale" to 1.

If the “Scale” in Settings|Grid/Origin/GIS is 20 the database symbols may appear very large on your design. Following the above steps will reset the "Scale" to 1. Then change your "Base Database Symbol Size" in Settings|Miscellaneous and click [OK]. Go back and change the "Base Database Symbol Size" back to the size required.

Note that if the extents of the design are much larger than the plan you may have trouble situating the plan correctly in the print window. Follow the above steps.
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