Dennison

Amazing detective work. Thank you for figuring this out. Serif - a link to be able to revert to 2984 please.

Hi, I've been working on this book for several years (Covid etc.) but the trim size has never varied from 6" x 9" - so though I can't be certain I never changed the document size, it seems highly unlikely. I have changed the margins and the Document Units several times. No, I'm using the Beta.

Good morning. Thanks for the message. Do you have a direct link as i'm not comfortable making public not only the master file of a 500 page book but all the 2000 drawings that do with it. Two files sent. Are we each using a different version of the AfPub Beta? I'm using the latest 2.6.0 (3027) while your signature says 21.6.0 (2861)

Maybe I should send you the full version of the file - do you have a separate upload link? January 10th version is 62.9 MB January 11th version is 90.9 MB (weird because only a couple of small uploads were made.

Weirder and weirder. Here is a screencast: 1) opening an old version - that clearly has no problems 2) after a few seconds the drawings explode. I'm going to reinstall a fresh download. I downloaded a new version of beta 3027 and installed on my desktop - to be sure not to confuse with previous version Opened a version of the same file from January 7th - long before this issue. Same problem. After a few seconds, drawings explode. I opened a completely different file of a different book layout - no issues. Drawings remain stable even after several minutes. Screen Recording 2025-01-13 at 05.22.58.mov

Thanks. I'll do my best.

hi, 1) the original margins were - in points: inner – 54.4 top 28.3 outer 31.7 bottom 28.3 Originally - when I set up the file, the margins would have been made in mm and then I changed the Document Units to points, as that's what I use to align and separate frames etc. 2) Yes. All created in AfDesign, then imported and scaled to fit manually 3) Correct, document dimensions have not been changed thanks

Thank you - much appreciated. The full file is some 570 pages so I'll hold off making any changes until we know what the issue is.

I've embedded (via Resource Manager) all but a few files (missing or embed greyed out). Explosion file embedded Jan 11 2025.afpub

sure.

Thanks for the quick response. Scaling is set to - Anchor to spread. I'm attaching a few pages of the book that have both unaffected drawings and drawings that are enlarged. Explosion file Jan 11 2025.afpub

Can anyone please explain why changing the page margins (in Document Setup) causes random drawings to explode in size? Screenshots show one page with drawings unchanged after margin change, and then next page with drawings that have exploded in size. Two methods were used: A) This is what I did before finding the problem 1) change Document Units from points to millimetres 2) change margins to new settings, in millimetres 3) change Document Units back to points - the unit I work in for layout 4) random drawings have exploded in size B) Using the file version from yesterday (before any changes were made to Document Units) 1) Document Units left as points 2) document margins increased (in points) 3) random drawings have exploded in size. Have I got a setting wrong or made an incorrect action, or is this a bug? The document has about 2000 svg drawings so correcting each one manually, for example to align correctly with each drawing's captions and labels, would be a labourious time sink. Thanks. AfPub 2.6.0 (3027) Mac M1 Sequoia 15.2

Thank you - all sorted now. I rebuild the elements one by one and voila! now works as intended. Not sure how it got confused – must have been a late night edit. LOL Your swift help is much appreciated. And the software is marvellous - 500 pages, 2000 drawings and counting.

Thank you. Yes that has solved that issue. However, unless I am misunderstanding what you are saying, removing the Wrap Outline from the Rounded Rectangles means that the Rectangles can't be placed to have text flow aqround them - as in a paragragh of text. Is this correct, or am I not understanding?

Ah I see. Thanks for explanation.