diff --git a/src/entities/insert.rs b/src/entities/insert.rs
index 17fa1be69..37f7dcd7f 100644
--- a/src/entities/insert.rs
+++ b/src/entities/insert.rs
@@ -189,16 +189,19 @@ pub(crate) fn insert_attribute_entities(
     document: &acadrust::CadDocument,
     insert: &acadrust::entities::Insert,
     annotation_scale: f32,
+    scale_policy: crate::scene::BlockScalePolicy,
 ) -> Vec<EntityType> {
     let visibility = document.header.attribute_visibility;
     if visibility == 0 || insert.attributes.is_empty() {
         return Vec::new();
     }
-    let block_scale = if insert
-        .common
-        .extended_data
-        .get_record("AcAnnotativeData")
-        .is_some()
+    let block_scale = if scale_policy
+        == crate::scene::BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert
+        && insert
+            .common
+            .extended_data
+            .get_record("AcAnnotativeData")
+            .is_some()
     {
         annotation_scale as f64
     } else {
@@ -253,59 +256,75 @@ pub(crate) fn append_insert_attribute_wires(
     pslt_factor: f32,
     anno_scale: f32,
 ) {
-    for attr_entity in insert_attribute_entities(document, ins, anno_scale) {
-        let attr = attr_entity.common();
-        let (sub_color, sub_plen, sub_pat, sub_lw_px, sub_aci) = render::render_style_for_block_sub(
+    let attributes = insert_attribute_entities(
+        document,
+        ins,
+        anno_scale,
+        crate::scene::BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
+    );
+    for offset in crate::scene::render_graph::array_offsets(ins) {
+        let delta = crate::scene::render_graph::insert_instance_translation_delta(
             document,
-            &attr_entity,
-            ins_color,
-            ins_pat_len,
-            ins_pat,
-            ins_lw_px,
-            ins_layer,
+            ins,
+            offset,
+            anno_scale,
+            crate::scene::BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
         );
-        let sub_color = render::adapt_to_bg(sub_color, bg_color);
-        let sub_color = if is_xref && !sel {
-            block_cache::fade_toward_bg(sub_color, bg_color)
-        } else {
-            sub_color
-        };
-        let attr_plottable = if render::is_effective_layer_zero(&attr.layer) {
-            ins_layer_plottable
-        } else {
-            document
-                .layers
-                .get(&attr.layer)
-                .map(|layer| layer.is_plottable)
-                .unwrap_or(true)
-        };
-        let attr_plottable = ins_layer_plottable && attr_plottable;
-        let sub_aabb = crate::scene::entity_aabb(&attr_entity);
-        let mut attr_wires = tessellate::tessellate(
-            document,
-            insert_handle,
-            &attr_entity,
-            sel,
-            sub_color,
-            sub_plen * pslt_factor,
-            sub_pat.map(|v| v * pslt_factor),
-            sub_lw_px,
-            // Neutral: the attribute is already scaled as part of the block unit
-            // above, so the text path must not scale it a second time.
-            1.0,
-            None,
-            None,
-            bg_color,
-            false,
-        );
-        // Use the INSERT's handle so selection / picking groups attribute
-        // text with the parent insert instead of treating it as a stray text.
-        for w in &mut attr_wires {
-            w.name = insert_handle.value().to_string();
-            w.aci = sub_aci;
-            w.aabb = sub_aabb;
-            w.plot_visible &= attr_plottable;
+        for source in &attributes {
+            let mut attr_entity = source.clone();
+            if delta != Vector3::ZERO {
+                attr_entity.apply_transform(&Transform::from_translation(delta));
+            }
+            let attr = attr_entity.common();
+            let (sub_color, sub_plen, sub_pat, sub_lw_px, sub_aci) =
+                render::render_style_for_block_sub(
+                    document,
+                    &attr_entity,
+                    ins_color,
+                    ins_pat_len,
+                    ins_pat,
+                    ins_lw_px,
+                    ins_layer,
+                );
+            let sub_color = render::adapt_to_bg(sub_color, bg_color);
+            let sub_color = if is_xref && !sel {
+                block_cache::fade_toward_bg(sub_color, bg_color)
+            } else {
+                sub_color
+            };
+            let attr_plottable = if render::is_effective_layer_zero(&attr.layer) {
+                ins_layer_plottable
+            } else {
+                document
+                    .layers
+                    .get(&attr.layer)
+                    .map(|layer| layer.is_plottable)
+                    .unwrap_or(true)
+            };
+            let attr_plottable = ins_layer_plottable && attr_plottable;
+            let sub_aabb = crate::scene::entity_aabb(&attr_entity);
+            let mut attr_wires = tessellate::tessellate(
+                document,
+                insert_handle,
+                &attr_entity,
+                sel,
+                sub_color,
+                sub_plen * pslt_factor,
+                sub_pat.map(|v| v * pslt_factor),
+                sub_lw_px,
+                1.0,
+                None,
+                None,
+                bg_color,
+                false,
+            );
+            for w in &mut attr_wires {
+                w.name = insert_handle.value().to_string();
+                w.aci = sub_aci;
+                w.aabb = sub_aabb;
+                w.plot_visible &= attr_plottable;
+            }
+            wires.extend(attr_wires);
         }
-        wires.extend(attr_wires);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/entities/multileader.rs b/src/entities/multileader.rs
index c3737e28d..c1c4bcc65 100644
--- a/src/entities/multileader.rs
+++ b/src/entities/multileader.rs
@@ -2129,7 +2129,10 @@ impl MultiLeaderTess for MultiLeader {
                     view_aabb,
                     world_per_pixel,
                     1.0,
-                    crate::scene::convert::tess::BlockObjectOptions::default(),
+                    crate::scene::convert::tess::BlockObjectOptions {
+                        scale_policy: block_use.scale_policy,
+                        ..crate::scene::convert::tess::BlockObjectOptions::default()
+                    },
                 )
                 .wires,
             );
diff --git a/src/scene/cache/block_cache.rs b/src/scene/cache/block_cache.rs
index aaf12f4da..5e04a9613 100644
--- a/src/scene/cache/block_cache.rs
+++ b/src/scene/cache/block_cache.rs
@@ -140,12 +140,16 @@ pub enum LocalSub {
     Nested(NestedRef),
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct BlockMetrics {
+    pub aabb_local: [f32; 4],
+    pub has_point_marker: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct BlockDefn {
     pub subs: Vec<LocalSub>,
-    pub has_point_marker: bool,
-    /// Union of direct and nested geometry in definition coordinates.
-    pub aabb_local: [f32; 4],
+    pub metrics: BlockMetrics,
     /// Raw entity count of the source block record (`entity_handles.len()`).
     /// Divisor for nested depth composition: a nested insert's children get a
     /// sub-range of `parent_scale / (child_count + 1)`, shared with the scene
@@ -247,8 +251,8 @@ impl BlockCache {
         // by-name references (`LocalSub::Nested`), never expanded here, so a
         // block's build never depends on another block's defn. That makes the
         // builds embarrassingly parallel over the read-only `doc` — no
-        // topological ordering required. `compute_block_aabbs` stays a serial
-        // post-pass (it resolves nested references and is comparatively cheap).
+        // topological ordering required. Metrics are resolved after all
+        // definitions exist.
         cache.defns = referenced
             .par_iter()
             .map(|name| {
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ impl BlockCache {
                 )
             })
             .collect();
-        cache.compute_block_aabbs(&referenced);
+        cache.compute_block_metrics(&referenced);
         cache
     }
 
@@ -304,106 +308,73 @@ impl BlockCache {
                 )
             })
             .collect();
-        cache.compute_block_aabbs(&referenced);
+        cache.compute_block_metrics(&referenced);
         cache
     }
 
-    /// Compute and store the `aabb_local` for every cached defn. Direct wires
-    /// contribute their own aabb_local; nested INSERT references look up the
-    /// nested defn (already cached) and transform its aabb_local by the
-    /// nested Insert's transform before unioning.
-    ///
-    /// Run as a post-pass so it doesn't matter which order build_defn was
-    /// called in. Cycle guard: a self-referential block keeps an empty AABB
-    /// (will fail every frustum test → not emitted, which is correct).
-    fn compute_block_aabbs(&mut self, names: &[String]) {
+    /// Resolve recursive bounds and point-marker presence.
+    fn compute_block_metrics(&mut self, names: &[String]) {
         use crate::par::prelude::*;
-        // Phase 1 (parallel, read-only): each defn's union AABB is resolved
-        // by `defn_aabb_recursive`, which only *reads* `self.defns` (the map
-        // is fully built by now). There's no memoization, so a defn shared by
-        // many parents is re-walked per parent — real work on block-heavy
-        // drawings — and the per-name walks are independent, so they fan out.
+        // Definitions are complete, so each recursive read can run independently.
         let this: &Self = self;
-        let resolved: Vec<(&String, [f32; 4], bool)> = names
+        let resolved: Vec<(&String, BlockMetrics)> = names
             .par_iter()
             .map(|name| {
                 let mut visited: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
-                let aabb = this.defn_aabb_recursive(name, &mut visited);
-                visited.clear();
-                let has_marker = this.defn_has_point_marker_recursive(name, &mut visited);
-                (name, aabb, has_marker)
+                (name, this.defn_metrics_recursive(name, &mut visited))
             })
             .collect();
-        // Phase 2 (serial): store the AABB back into each defn.
-        for (name, aabb, has_marker) in resolved {
+        for (name, metrics) in resolved {
             if let Some(defn_arc) = self.defns.get_mut(name) {
                 let mut defn = (**defn_arc).clone();
-                defn.aabb_local = aabb;
-                defn.has_point_marker = has_marker;
+                defn.metrics = metrics;
                 *defn_arc = Arc::new(defn);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    fn defn_has_point_marker_recursive(
+    fn defn_metrics_recursive(
         &self,
         block_name: &str,
         visited: &mut Vec<String>,
-    ) -> bool {
+    ) -> BlockMetrics {
         if visited.iter().any(|name| name == block_name) {
-            return false;
+            return BlockMetrics::default();
         }
         let Some(defn) = self.defns.get(block_name) else {
-            return false;
+            return BlockMetrics::default();
         };
         visited.push(block_name.to_string());
-        let found = defn.subs.iter().any(|sub| match sub {
-            LocalSub::Wire(wire) => wire.point_marker.is_some(),
-            LocalSub::Nested(insert) => {
-                insert
-                    .attachments
-                    .iter()
-                    .any(|wire| wire.point_marker.is_some())
-                    || self.defn_has_point_marker_recursive(&insert.block_name, visited)
-            }
-        });
-        visited.pop();
-        found
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the union AABB for `block_name`'s defn, expressed in **that
-    /// defn's offset frame** (so its caller can store it in
-    /// `BlockDefn.aabb_local` without a coordinate-frame mismatch).
-    ///
-    /// LocalWire contributions are already in the parent defn's offset
-    /// frame. Nested-INSERT contributions live in the *child* defn's offset
-    /// frame, so we re-add `child.local_offset` (f64), apply the nested
-    /// Insert's transform to get parent-native coordinates, then subtract
-    /// `parent.local_offset` to land back in the parent's offset frame.
-    fn defn_aabb_recursive(&self, block_name: &str, visited: &mut Vec<String>) -> [f32; 4] {
-        if visited.iter().any(|n| n == block_name) {
-            return [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
-        }
-        let Some(defn) = self.defns.get(block_name) else {
-            return [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
-        };
-        visited.push(block_name.to_string());
-        let mut acc = [0.0_f32, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
+        let mut metrics = BlockMetrics::default();
         for sub in &defn.subs {
-            let aabb = match sub {
-                LocalSub::Wire(lw) => lw.aabb_local,
-                LocalSub::Nested(nref) => {
-                    let nested = self.defn_aabb_recursive(&nref.block_name, visited);
-                    nref.attachments.iter().fold(
-                        transform_aabb_xy(nested, &nref.xform),
-                        |aabb, wire| aabb_union(aabb, wire.aabb_local),
-                    )
+            match sub {
+                LocalSub::Wire(wire) => {
+                    metrics.aabb_local = aabb_union(metrics.aabb_local, wire.aabb_local);
+                    metrics.has_point_marker |= wire.point_marker.is_some();
                 }
-            };
-            acc = aabb_union(acc, aabb);
+                LocalSub::Nested(nref) => {
+                    let nested = self.defn_metrics_recursive(&nref.block_name, visited);
+                    metrics.has_point_marker |= nested.has_point_marker;
+                    for offset in &nref.instance_offsets {
+                        let transform = nested_instance_transform(nref, *offset);
+                        metrics.aabb_local = aabb_union(
+                            metrics.aabb_local,
+                            transform_aabb_xy(nested.aabb_local, &transform),
+                        );
+                        let attachment_transform = nested_attachment_transform(nref, *offset);
+                        for wire in &nref.attachments {
+                            metrics.aabb_local = aabb_union(
+                                metrics.aabb_local,
+                                transform_aabb_xy(wire.aabb_local, &attachment_transform),
+                            );
+                            metrics.has_point_marker |= wire.point_marker.is_some();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
         visited.pop();
-        acc
+        metrics
     }
 }
 
@@ -479,6 +450,21 @@ fn layer_hidden(doc: &CadDocument, layer: &str) -> bool {
         .unwrap_or(false)
 }
 
+fn nested_instance_transform(nref: &NestedRef, offset: [f64; 3]) -> Transform {
+    if offset == [0.0; 3] {
+        nref.xform.clone()
+    } else {
+        Transform::from_translation(Vector3::new(offset[0], offset[1], offset[2]))
+            .then(&nref.xform)
+    }
+}
+
+fn nested_attachment_transform(nref: &NestedRef, offset: [f64; 3]) -> Transform {
+    let base = nref.xform.apply(Vector3::ZERO);
+    let instance = nested_instance_transform(nref, offset).apply(Vector3::ZERO);
+    Transform::from_translation(instance - base)
+}
+
 fn build_defn(
     doc: &CadDocument,
     block_name: &str,
@@ -549,6 +535,7 @@ fn build_defn(
         for block_use in &block_uses {
             let mut nested = build_nested_ref(
                 &block_use.insert,
+                block_use.scale_policy,
                 doc,
                 anno_scale,
                 bg_color,
@@ -597,14 +584,14 @@ fn build_defn(
     }
     BlockDefn {
         subs,
-        has_point_marker: false,
-        aabb_local: [0.0; 4],
+        metrics: BlockMetrics::default(),
         child_count: br.entity_handles.len(),
     }
 }
 
 fn build_nested_ref(
     nested_ins: &acadrust::entities::Insert,
+    scale_policy: crate::scene::BlockScalePolicy,
     doc: &CadDocument,
     anno_scale: f32,
     bg_color: [f32; 4],
@@ -614,10 +601,11 @@ fn build_nested_ref(
     // Bake the XCLIP boundary (parent-defn-local) so the nested insert keeps
     // its clip when the parent block is expanded — the spatial filter object
     // isn't reachable at expand time.
-    let xform = crate::scene::render_graph::insert_transform_at_scale(
+    let xform = crate::scene::render_graph::insert_transform_with_policy(
         doc,
         nested_ins,
         anno_scale,
+        scale_policy,
     );
     let clip_poly = crate::scene::pick::xclip::insert_spatial_filter(doc, nested_ins)
         .map(|filter| {
@@ -635,6 +623,7 @@ fn build_nested_ref(
         doc,
         nested_ins,
         anno_scale,
+        scale_policy,
     )
         .into_iter()
         .flat_map(|attribute| {
@@ -977,12 +966,18 @@ pub fn expand_insert(
     // Current annotation scale. An annotative block scales as one uniform unit
     // about its insertion point; a non-annotative block is unaffected.
     anno_scale: f32,
+    scale_policy: crate::scene::BlockScalePolicy,
     // Dimension picture blocks store definition POINTs at their root. They are
     // metadata, not visible geometry; nested POINTs remain regular block data.
     suppress_root_points: bool,
 ) -> Option<Vec<WireModel>> {
     let defn = cache.defn(&ins.block_name)?;
-    let xform = crate::scene::render_graph::insert_transform_at_scale(doc, ins, anno_scale);
+    let xform = crate::scene::render_graph::insert_transform_with_policy(
+        doc,
+        ins,
+        anno_scale,
+        scale_policy,
+    );
     let name = ins_handle.value().to_string();
     let prototype_key = if !ins.is_array()
         && cache.prototype_blocks.contains(&ins.block_name)
@@ -1042,10 +1037,22 @@ pub fn expand_insert(
     let mut batches = Batches::default();
     let mut visited: Vec<String> = Vec::with_capacity(8);
 
-    // `defn.aabb_local` is in the defn's offset frame — re-add
-    // `defn.local_offset` (f64) before transforming so the world AABB is
-    // accurate for distant content.
-    let insert_world = transform_aabb_xy(defn.aabb_local, &xform);
+    let offsets = crate::scene::render_graph::array_offsets(ins);
+    let cell_xform = |offset: &[f64; 3]| {
+        crate::scene::render_graph::insert_instance_transform(
+            doc,
+            ins,
+            *offset,
+            anno_scale,
+            scale_policy,
+        )
+    };
+    let insert_world = offsets.iter().fold([0.0_f32; 4], |aabb, offset| {
+        aabb_union(
+            aabb,
+            transform_aabb_xy(defn.metrics.aabb_local, &cell_xform(offset)),
+        )
+    });
     let insert_local = [
         insert_world[0] as f32,
         insert_world[1] as f32,
@@ -1062,7 +1069,7 @@ pub fn expand_insert(
     // Whole-Insert pixel-size LOD: if the entire Insert footprint projects
     // to sub-pixel size, skip it entirely.
     if let Some(wpp) = world_per_pixel {
-        if !defn.has_point_marker && aabb_pixel_size(insert_local, wpp) < MIN_PIXEL_SIZE {
+        if !defn.metrics.has_point_marker && aabb_pixel_size(insert_local, wpp) < MIN_PIXEL_SIZE {
             return Some(vec![]);
         }
     }
@@ -1085,16 +1092,7 @@ pub fn expand_insert(
         is_xref,
         bg_color,
     };
-    let offsets = crate::scene::render_graph::array_offsets(ins);
     if offsets.len() > 1 {
-        let cell_xform = |offset: &[f64; 3]| {
-            if offset == &[0.0; 3] {
-                xform.clone()
-            } else {
-                Transform::from_translation(Vector3::new(offset[0], offset[1], offset[2]))
-                    .then(&xform)
-            }
-        };
         let first_xform = cell_xform(&offsets[0]);
         let first_translation = transform_translation(&first_xform);
         let mut first_batches = Batches::default();
@@ -1135,14 +1133,7 @@ pub fn expand_insert(
     }
 
     for offset in &offsets {
-        let base_xform = if offset == &[0.0; 3] {
-            xform.clone()
-        } else {
-            let translation = Transform::from_translation(Vector3::new(
-                offset[0], offset[1], offset[2],
-            ));
-            translation.then(&xform)
-        };
+        let base_xform = cell_xform(offset);
         expand_defn(
             defn,
             &base_xform,
@@ -1816,8 +1807,18 @@ fn expand_defn(
                     is_xref: ctx.is_xref,
                     bg_color: ctx.bg_color,
                 };
-                for attachment in &nref.attachments {
-                    emit_wire(attachment, accum_xform, &inner_ctx, out, d_range);
+                for offset in &nref.instance_offsets {
+                    let attachment_transform = nested_attachment_transform(nref, *offset)
+                        .then(accum_xform);
+                    for attachment in &nref.attachments {
+                        emit_wire(
+                            attachment,
+                            &attachment_transform,
+                            &inner_ctx,
+                            out,
+                            d_range,
+                        );
+                    }
                 }
                 if visited.iter().any(|n| n == &nref.block_name) {
                     continue;
@@ -1825,8 +1826,17 @@ fn expand_defn(
                 let Some(nested_defn) = ctx.cache.defn(&nref.block_name) else {
                     continue;
                 };
-                let composed = nref.xform.then(accum_xform);
-                let world = transform_aabb_xy(nested_defn.aabb_local, &composed);
+                let world = nref.instance_offsets.iter().fold(
+                    [0.0_f32; 4],
+                    |aabb, offset| {
+                        let composed = nested_instance_transform(nref, *offset)
+                            .then(accum_xform);
+                        aabb_union(
+                            aabb,
+                            transform_aabb_xy(nested_defn.metrics.aabb_local, &composed),
+                        )
+                    },
+                );
                 let local = [
                     world[0] as f32,
                     world[1] as f32,
@@ -1851,15 +1861,7 @@ fn expand_defn(
                     d_range.1 / (nested_defn.child_count.max(1) as f32 + 1.0),
                 );
                 let composed_for = |offset: &[f64; 3]| {
-                    if offset == &[0.0; 3] {
-                        nref.xform.then(accum_xform)
-                    } else {
-                        Transform::from_translation(Vector3::new(
-                            offset[0], offset[1], offset[2],
-                        ))
-                        .then(&nref.xform)
-                        .then(accum_xform)
-                    }
+                    nested_instance_transform(nref, *offset).then(accum_xform)
                 };
                 if let Some(cp) = &nref.clip_poly {
                     let base_composed = nref.xform.then(accum_xform);
diff --git a/src/scene/camera_ops.rs b/src/scene/camera_ops.rs
index 317148c9b..30fbc7259 100644
--- a/src/scene/camera_ops.rs
+++ b/src/scene/camera_ops.rs
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ fn block_entity_transform(
                 visited,
                 annotation_scale,
             )?;
-            Some(inner.then(&crate::scene::render_graph::insert_transform_at_scale(
+            Some(inner.then(&crate::scene::render_graph::insert_transform_with_policy(
                 document,
                 &block_use.insert,
                 annotation_scale,
+                block_use.scale_policy,
             )))
         })
     });
diff --git a/src/scene/convert/dgn_linestyle.rs b/src/scene/convert/dgn_linestyle.rs
index 70ba4c6b5..6b7b4c041 100644
--- a/src/scene/convert/dgn_linestyle.rs
+++ b/src/scene/convert/dgn_linestyle.rs
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ pub fn symbol_radius(doc: &CadDocument, block: Handle, scale: f64) -> f64 {
     ) else {
         return 0.0;
     };
-    graph.walk_insert(
-        &block_use.insert,
+    graph.walk_block_use(
+        &block_use,
         block,
         |_, _| true,
         |entity, context| {
@@ -322,16 +322,15 @@ pub fn place_block_wires(
     ) else {
         return Vec::new();
     };
-    let insert = &mut block_use.insert;
-    insert.set_x_scale(s);
-    insert.set_y_scale(s);
-    insert.set_z_scale(s);
+    block_use.insert.set_x_scale(s);
+    block_use.insert.set_y_scale(s);
+    block_use.insert.set_z_scale(s);
     let depths = rustc_hash::FxHashMap::default();
     let graph = crate::scene::render_graph::RenderSceneGraph::new(doc, None, None, true, &depths)
         .with_annotation_scale(anno_scale);
     let mut out = Vec::new();
-    graph.walk_insert(
-        insert,
+    graph.walk_block_use(
+        &block_use,
         block,
         |_, _| true,
         |entity, context| {
diff --git a/src/scene/convert/tess.rs b/src/scene/convert/tess.rs
index f6a78a726..b877827dd 100644
--- a/src/scene/convert/tess.rs
+++ b/src/scene/convert/tess.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ExpandedBlockObject {
 pub(crate) struct BlockObjectOptions {
     pub(crate) suppress_root_points: bool,
     pub(crate) apply_xclip: bool,
+    pub(crate) scale_policy: crate::scene::BlockScalePolicy,
 }
 
 fn block_object_style(
@@ -141,16 +142,18 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_block_object(
         is_xref,
         bg_color,
         anno_scale,
+        options.scale_policy,
         options.suppress_root_points,
     )
     .unwrap_or_default();
 
     if options.apply_xclip {
         if let Some(filter) = pick::xclip::insert_spatial_filter(document, insert) {
-            let transform = crate::scene::render_graph::insert_transform_at_scale(
+            let transform = crate::scene::render_graph::insert_transform_with_policy(
                 document,
                 insert,
                 anno_scale,
+                options.scale_policy,
             );
             let polygon = pick::xclip::world_clip_polygon_for_transform(filter, &transform);
             pick::xclip::clip_wires(&mut wires, &polygon);
@@ -568,7 +571,7 @@ fn tessellate_entity_inner(
     // True only when tessellating content shown inside a paper-space viewport.
     // Retained through recursive INSERT expansion; PSLTSCALE itself is applied
     // by the viewport's GPU uniform so it never changes resident wire content.
-    paper_space: bool,
+    _paper_space: bool,
 ) -> Vec<WireModel> {
     let contextual = crate::scene::annotative::entity_for_annotation_context(
         document,
@@ -980,6 +983,7 @@ fn tessellate_entity_inner(
                 pslt_factor,
                 BlockObjectOptions {
                     suppress_root_points: block_use.suppress_root_points,
+                    scale_policy: block_use.scale_policy,
                     ..BlockObjectOptions::default()
                 },
             )
@@ -1087,7 +1091,10 @@ fn tessellate_entity_inner(
                 view_aabb,
                 world_per_pixel,
                 pslt_factor,
-                BlockObjectOptions::default(),
+                BlockObjectOptions {
+                    scale_policy: block_use.scale_policy,
+                    ..BlockObjectOptions::default()
+                },
             )
             .wires;
             if !wires.is_empty() {
@@ -1119,19 +1126,27 @@ fn tessellate_entity_inner(
         .filter(|block_use| {
             block_use.role == crate::scene::render_graph::BlockRole::TableCell
         }) {
-            wires.extend(tessellate_entity(
-                document,
-                selected,
-                active_viewport,
-                bg_color,
-                1.0,
-                None,
-                &EntityType::Insert(block_use.insert),
-                block_cache,
-                view_aabb,
-                world_per_pixel,
-                paper_space,
-            ));
+            wires.extend(
+                expand_block_object(
+                    document,
+                    &block_use.insert,
+                    h,
+                    sel,
+                    active_viewport,
+                    bg_color,
+                    table_anno,
+                    None,
+                    block_cache,
+                    view_aabb,
+                    world_per_pixel,
+                    pslt_factor,
+                    BlockObjectOptions {
+                        scale_policy: block_use.scale_policy,
+                        ..BlockObjectOptions::default()
+                    },
+                )
+                .wires,
+            );
         }
         if !wires.is_empty() {
             let aabb = entity_aabb(e);
diff --git a/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs b/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
index aa131ce88..6bf477734 100644
--- a/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
+++ b/src/scene/convert/tessellate.rs
@@ -2100,8 +2100,8 @@ fn custom_arrow_from_block(
     let mut lines = Vec::new();
     let mut fill = Vec::new();
     let mut deferred_hatch = false;
-    graph.walk_insert(
-        &block_use.insert,
+    graph.walk_block_use(
+        &block_use,
         record.handle,
         |_, _| true,
         |entity, context| {
diff --git a/src/scene/entity.rs b/src/scene/entity.rs
index 908a59100..85f25954e 100644
--- a/src/scene/entity.rs
+++ b/src/scene/entity.rs
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ impl Scene {
     fn layer_plottable_in_context(
         &self,
         entity: &EntityType,
-        context: &crate::scene::render_graph::RenderContext,
+        context: &crate::scene::render_graph::InstanceContext,
     ) -> bool {
         let common = entity.common();
         let layer = if crate::scene::view::render::is_effective_layer_zero(&common.layer) {
diff --git a/src/scene/mod.rs b/src/scene/mod.rs
index e54209b74..13f5bf6c2 100644
--- a/src/scene/mod.rs
+++ b/src/scene/mod.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ pub(crate) mod render_graph;
 pub mod text;
 pub mod view;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum BlockScalePolicy {
+    #[default]
+    FromInsert,
+    Applied,
+}
+
 // Topic submodules split out of this root (each contributes `impl Scene`
 // blocks and/or free functions). Pure text-move from the original mod.rs.
 mod boundary;
@@ -66,6 +73,13 @@ struct DependencyTargets {
     touches_block_definition: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum DependencyKind {
+    Layer,
+    TextStyle,
+    DimStyle,
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct SceneDependencyIndex {
     layers: HashMap<String, DependencyTargets>,
@@ -75,6 +89,7 @@ struct SceneDependencyIndex {
     points: DependencyTargets,
     text_geometry: DependencyTargets,
     annotation_geometry: DependencyTargets,
+    signatures: HashMap<Handle, u64>,
 }
 
 fn hatch_interaction_aabb(hatch: &model::hatch_model::HatchModel) -> Option<[f64; 4]> {
@@ -164,6 +179,7 @@ use glam;
 use iced::time::Duration;
 use rustc_hash::{FxHashMap as HashMap, FxHashSet as HashSet};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -2429,11 +2445,7 @@ impl Scene {
             }
         }
         if !changes.is_empty() {
-            // A Modified delta can change layer/style/block references as well
-            // as coordinates. Rebuild the reverse dependency map lazily on its
-            // next use so later targeted global-property updates never follow
-            // stale ownership.
-            self.invalidate_dependency_index();
+            self.refresh_dependency_index_for_changes(&changes);
         }
         let cached_light_changed = self.lighting_cache.borrow().values().any(|lights| {
             changes
@@ -2533,6 +2545,7 @@ impl Scene {
         // Structural change — drop both per-entity tessellation memos.
         self.tess_memo.borrow_mut().clear();
         self.resident_tess_memo.borrow_mut().clear();
+        self.invalidate_dependency_index();
         // Can't name the changed handles → force every journal consumer to rebuild.
         self.push_geometry_delta(epoch, Vec::new(), true);
     }
@@ -2616,6 +2629,7 @@ impl Scene {
         let epoch = GEOMETRY_EPOCH.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         self.geometry_epoch = epoch;
         self.lighting_cache.borrow_mut().clear();
+        self.invalidate_dependency_index();
         self.push_geometry_delta(epoch, Vec::new(), true);
     }
 
@@ -7132,8 +7146,8 @@ impl Scene {
                 ) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                graph.walk_insert(
-                    &block_use.insert,
+                graph.walk_block_use(
+                    &block_use,
                     common.handle,
                     |_, _| true,
                     |entity, context| {
@@ -7387,7 +7401,10 @@ impl Scene {
         let changed_live: Vec<Handle> = changes
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|(handle, kind)| {
-                (!matches!(kind, ChangeKind::Removed)).then_some(*handle)
+                (!matches!(kind, ChangeKind::Removed)
+                    && !self.entity_temporarily_hidden(*handle)
+                    && self.document.get_entity(*handle).is_some())
+                .then_some(*handle)
             })
             .collect();
         let wires = Arc::new(self.wire_models_for(&changed_live));
@@ -8847,6 +8864,113 @@ impl Scene {
         })
     }
 
+    fn entity_dependency_signature(&self, entity: &EntityType) -> u64 {
+        let mut hasher = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
+        let common = entity.common();
+        common.handle.hash(&mut hasher);
+        common.owner_handle.hash(&mut hasher);
+        normalize_name(&common.layer).hash(&mut hasher);
+
+        let category = match entity {
+            EntityType::Point(_) => 1_u8,
+            EntityType::Text(_)
+            | EntityType::MText(_)
+            | EntityType::AttributeDefinition(_)
+            | EntityType::AttributeEntity(_)
+            | EntityType::Dimension(_)
+            | EntityType::Leader(_)
+            | EntityType::Tolerance(_)
+            | EntityType::MultiLeader(_)
+            | EntityType::Table(_)
+            | EntityType::Shape(_) => 2,
+            EntityType::Hatch(_) => 3,
+            EntityType::Insert(insert) if !insert.attributes.is_empty() => 4,
+            _ => 0,
+        };
+        category.hash(&mut hasher);
+        crate::scene::annotative::is_annotative(&self.document, entity).hash(&mut hasher);
+
+        for block_use in render_graph::entity_block_uses(&self.document, entity, 1.0) {
+            block_use.block.hash(&mut hasher);
+            normalize_name(&block_use.insert.block_name).hash(&mut hasher);
+            block_use.role.hash(&mut hasher);
+            block_use.scale_policy.hash(&mut hasher);
+            block_use.active.hash(&mut hasher);
+        }
+
+        match entity {
+            EntityType::Text(text) => normalize_name(&text.style).hash(&mut hasher),
+            EntityType::MText(text) => normalize_name(&text.style).hash(&mut hasher),
+            EntityType::AttributeDefinition(attribute) => {
+                normalize_name(&attribute.text_style).hash(&mut hasher)
+            }
+            EntityType::AttributeEntity(attribute) => {
+                normalize_name(&attribute.text_style).hash(&mut hasher)
+            }
+            EntityType::Insert(insert) => {
+                for attribute in &insert.attributes {
+                    normalize_name(&attribute.common.layer).hash(&mut hasher);
+                    normalize_name(&attribute.text_style).hash(&mut hasher);
+                }
+            }
+            EntityType::Dimension(dimension) => {
+                normalize_name(&dimension.base().style_name).hash(&mut hasher)
+            }
+            EntityType::Leader(leader) => {
+                normalize_name(&leader.dimension_style).hash(&mut hasher)
+            }
+            EntityType::Tolerance(tolerance) => {
+                normalize_name(&tolerance.dimension_style_name).hash(&mut hasher)
+            }
+            EntityType::Table(table) => {
+                table.table_style_handle.hash(&mut hasher);
+                for row in &table.rows {
+                    row.style
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .and_then(|style| style.text_style_handle)
+                        .hash(&mut hasher);
+                    for cell in &row.cells {
+                        cell.style
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .and_then(|style| style.text_style_handle)
+                            .hash(&mut hasher);
+                        for content in &cell.contents {
+                            content.text_style_handle.hash(&mut hasher);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            EntityType::MultiLeader(leader) => {
+                leader.style_handle.hash(&mut hasher);
+                leader.text_style_handle.hash(&mut hasher);
+                leader.context.text_style_handle.hash(&mut hasher);
+            }
+            EntityType::MLine(line) => line.style_handle.hash(&mut hasher),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        hasher.finish()
+    }
+
+    fn refresh_dependency_index_for_changes(&self, changes: &[(Handle, ChangeKind)]) {
+        let mut cache = self.dependency_index_cache.borrow_mut();
+        let Some(index) = cache.as_ref() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let unchanged = changes.iter().all(|(handle, kind)| {
+            if !matches!(kind, ChangeKind::Modified) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            let Some(entity) = self.document.get_entity(*handle) else {
+                return false;
+            };
+            index.signatures.get(handle).copied()
+                == Some(self.entity_dependency_signature(entity))
+        });
+        if !unchanged {
+            cache.take();
+        }
+    }
+
     fn rebuild_dependency_index(&self) -> SceneDependencyIndex {
         let layout_blocks: HashSet<Handle> = self
             .document
@@ -8928,6 +9052,9 @@ impl Scene {
         let mut index = SceneDependencyIndex::default();
         for entity in self.document.entities() {
             let common = entity.common();
+            index
+                .signatures
+                .insert(common.handle, self.entity_dependency_signature(entity));
             let owner = if common.owner_handle.is_null() {
                 membership
                     .get(&common.handle)
@@ -9102,17 +9229,20 @@ impl Scene {
         index
     }
 
-    fn dependency_targets(&self, kind: &str, names: &[String]) -> DependencyTargets {
+    fn dependency_targets(
+        &self,
+        kind: DependencyKind,
+        names: &[String],
+    ) -> DependencyTargets {
         if self.dependency_index_cache.borrow().is_none() {
             *self.dependency_index_cache.borrow_mut() = Some(self.rebuild_dependency_index());
         }
         let cache = self.dependency_index_cache.borrow();
         let index = cache.as_ref().unwrap();
         let map = match kind {
-            "layer" => &index.layers,
-            "text" => &index.text_styles,
-            "dim" => &index.dim_styles,
-            _ => unreachable!(),
+            DependencyKind::Layer => &index.layers,
+            DependencyKind::TextStyle => &index.text_styles,
+            DependencyKind::DimStyle => &index.dim_styles,
         };
         let mut combined = DependencyTargets::default();
         for name in names {
@@ -9148,7 +9278,7 @@ impl Scene {
     }
 
     pub fn invalidate_layer_dependencies(&mut self, names: &[String]) {
-        let targets = self.dependency_targets("layer", names);
+        let targets = self.dependency_targets(DependencyKind::Layer, names);
         self.invalidate_dependency_targets(targets);
     }
 
@@ -9157,7 +9287,7 @@ impl Scene {
     }
 
     pub fn invalidate_text_style_dependencies_many(&mut self, names: &[String]) {
-        let targets = self.dependency_targets("text", names);
+        let targets = self.dependency_targets(DependencyKind::TextStyle, names);
         self.invalidate_dependency_targets(targets);
     }
 
@@ -9166,7 +9296,7 @@ impl Scene {
     }
 
     pub fn invalidate_dim_style_dependencies_many(&mut self, names: &[String]) {
-        let targets = self.dependency_targets("dim", names);
+        let targets = self.dependency_targets(DependencyKind::DimStyle, names);
         self.invalidate_dependency_targets(targets);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/scene/render_graph.rs b/src/scene/render_graph.rs
index 69400ad4f..db73f1f56 100644
--- a/src/scene/render_graph.rs
+++ b/src/scene/render_graph.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::scene::view::render::{
     has_resolved_book_color, is_effective_layer_zero, layer_render_style_viewport,
     render_style_for_block_sub_viewport, render_style_for_viewport, InheritStyle,
 };
+use crate::scene::BlockScalePolicy;
 
 pub type ResolvedStyle = ([f32; 4], f32, [f32; 8], f32, u8);
 
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ fn layer_aci(document: &CadDocument, layer: &str) -> u8 {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct RenderContext {
+pub struct InstanceContext {
     pub transform: Transform,
     pub root_handle: Handle,
     pub parent_insert: Handle,
@@ -227,9 +228,10 @@ pub struct RenderContext {
     pub depth_scale: f32,
     pub nesting_depth: usize,
     pub viewport: Option<Handle>,
+    pub scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy,
 }
 
-impl RenderContext {
+impl InstanceContext {
     fn direct(depth_base: f32, viewport: Option<Handle>) -> Self {
         Self {
             transform: Transform::identity(),
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ impl RenderContext {
             depth_scale: 1.0,
             nesting_depth: 0,
             viewport,
+            scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
         }
     }
 
@@ -314,8 +317,8 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
     /// false for an Insert removes its whole subtree.
     pub fn walk_root<V, F>(&self, root: SceneRoot, mut visible: V, mut leaf: F)
     where
-        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext) -> bool,
-        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext),
+        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext) -> bool,
+        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext),
     {
         let block = root.content_block();
         let viewport = match root {
@@ -344,12 +347,18 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
                 .depths
                 .get(&handle.value())
                 .map_or(0.0, |depth| depth[0]);
-            let context = RenderContext::direct(direct_depth, viewport);
+            let context = InstanceContext::direct(direct_depth, viewport);
             if !self.document_visible(entity) || !visible(entity, &context) {
                 continue;
             }
             if let EntityType::Insert(insert) = entity {
-                self.walk_insert_instances(insert, &context, &mut visible, &mut leaf);
+                self.walk_insert_instances(
+                    insert,
+                    BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
+                    &context,
+                    &mut visible,
+                    &mut leaf,
+                );
             } else {
                 leaf(entity, &context);
                 self.walk_owned_content(entity, &context, &mut visible, &mut leaf, &mut Vec::new());
@@ -359,15 +368,36 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
 
     /// Walk one synthetic or document-owned Insert. Used by entity renderers
     /// whose content is itself a block reference.
-    pub fn walk_insert<V, F>(
+    pub fn walk_block_use<V, F>(
         &self,
-        insert: &Insert,
+        block_use: &BlockUse,
         root_handle: Handle,
         mut visible: V,
         mut leaf: F,
+    )
+    where
+        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext) -> bool,
+        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext),
+    {
+        self.walk_insert_with_policy(
+            &block_use.insert,
+            root_handle,
+            block_use.scale_policy,
+            &mut visible,
+            &mut leaf,
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn walk_insert_with_policy<V, F>(
+        &self,
+        insert: &Insert,
+        root_handle: Handle,
+        scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy,
+        visible: &mut V,
+        leaf: &mut F,
     ) where
-        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext) -> bool,
-        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext),
+        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext) -> bool,
+        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext),
     {
         let mut root_insert = insert.clone();
         root_insert.common.handle = root_handle;
@@ -376,9 +406,15 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
             .depths
             .get(&root_handle.value())
             .map_or(0.0, |depth| depth[0]);
-        let context = RenderContext::direct(depth_base, self.viewport);
+        let context = InstanceContext::direct(depth_base, self.viewport);
         if self.document_visible(&entity) && visible(&entity, &context) {
-            self.walk_insert_instances(&root_insert, &context, &mut visible, &mut leaf);
+            self.walk_insert_instances(
+                &root_insert,
+                scale_policy,
+                &context,
+                visible,
+                leaf,
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -386,12 +422,13 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
     fn walk_insert_instances<V, F>(
         &self,
         insert: &Insert,
-        parent: &RenderContext,
+        scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy,
+        parent: &InstanceContext,
         visible: &mut V,
         leaf: &mut F,
     ) where
-        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext) -> bool,
-        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext),
+        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext) -> bool,
+        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext),
     {
         let insert_entity = EntityType::Insert(insert.clone());
         let block_style = parent
@@ -424,6 +461,7 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
                 insert,
                 offset,
                 self.annotation_scale,
+                scale_policy,
             );
             let transform = local.then(&parent.transform);
             let mut context = parent.clone();
@@ -435,6 +473,7 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
             context.depth_base = depth_base;
             context.depth_scale = depth_scale;
             context.nesting_depth += 1;
+            context.scale_policy = scale_policy;
             if let Some(filter) = crate::scene::pick::xclip::insert_spatial_filter(
                 self.document,
                 insert,
@@ -465,13 +504,13 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
     fn walk_block<V, F>(
         &self,
         block_name: &str,
-        context: &RenderContext,
+        context: &InstanceContext,
         visible: &mut V,
         leaf: &mut F,
         stack: &mut Vec<String>,
     ) where
-        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext) -> bool,
-        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext),
+        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext) -> bool,
+        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext),
     {
         if context.nesting_depth > 32 {
             return;
@@ -504,7 +543,13 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
                         continue;
                     }
                     stack.push(nested.block_name.clone());
-                    self.walk_insert_instances(nested, context, visible, leaf);
+                    self.walk_insert_instances(
+                        nested,
+                        BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
+                        context,
+                        visible,
+                        leaf,
+                    );
                     stack.pop();
                 }
                 _ => {
@@ -518,13 +563,13 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
     fn walk_owned_content<V, F>(
         &self,
         entity: &EntityType,
-        context: &RenderContext,
+        context: &InstanceContext,
         visible: &mut V,
         leaf: &mut F,
         stack: &mut Vec<String>,
     ) where
-        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext) -> bool,
-        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &RenderContext),
+        V: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext) -> bool,
+        F: FnMut(&EntityType, &InstanceContext),
     {
         for block_use in entity_render_block_uses(self.document, entity, self.annotation_scale)
             .into_iter()
@@ -537,7 +582,13 @@ impl<'a> RenderSceneGraph<'a> {
                 continue;
             }
             stack.push(block_use.insert.block_name.clone());
-            self.walk_insert_instances(&block_use.insert, context, visible, leaf);
+            self.walk_insert_instances(
+                &block_use.insert,
+                block_use.scale_policy,
+                context,
+                visible,
+                leaf,
+            );
             stack.pop();
         }
     }
@@ -595,9 +646,24 @@ pub fn insert_transform_at_scale(
     document: &CadDocument,
     insert: &Insert,
     annotation_scale: f32,
+) -> Transform {
+    insert_transform_with_policy(
+        document,
+        insert,
+        annotation_scale,
+        BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn insert_transform_with_policy(
+    document: &CadDocument,
+    insert: &Insert,
+    annotation_scale: f32,
+    scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy,
 ) -> Transform {
     let mut transform = insert_transform(document, insert);
-    if (annotation_scale - 1.0).abs() > 1.0e-6
+    if scale_policy == BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert
+        && (annotation_scale - 1.0).abs() > 1.0e-6
         && insert
             .common
             .extended_data
@@ -615,7 +681,7 @@ pub fn insert_transform_at_scale(
     transform
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum BlockRole {
     Insert,
     DimensionPicture,
@@ -631,6 +697,7 @@ pub struct BlockUse {
     pub block: Handle,
     pub insert: Insert,
     pub role: BlockRole,
+    pub scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy,
     /// Whether this edge belongs to the active render representation. Inactive
     /// edges remain dependencies so cache invalidation and purge stay complete.
     pub active: bool,
@@ -654,6 +721,7 @@ fn block_use(
     document: &CadDocument,
     mut insert: Insert,
     role: BlockRole,
+    scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy,
     active: bool,
     replaces_host_wire: bool,
     suppress_root_points: bool,
@@ -667,6 +735,7 @@ fn block_use(
         block,
         insert,
         role,
+        scale_policy,
         active,
         replaces_host_wire,
         suppress_root_points,
@@ -687,6 +756,7 @@ pub fn block_use_from_handle(
         document,
         Insert::new(record.name.clone(), insertion),
         role,
+        BlockScalePolicy::Applied,
         true,
         false,
         false,
@@ -727,6 +797,7 @@ fn entity_owned_block_uses(
             document,
             insert.clone(),
             BlockRole::Insert,
+            BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
             true,
             true,
             false,
@@ -743,6 +814,7 @@ fn entity_owned_block_uses(
                     document,
                     insert,
                     BlockRole::DimensionPicture,
+                    BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
                     picture,
                     picture,
                     true,
@@ -771,6 +843,7 @@ fn entity_owned_block_uses(
                     document,
                     insert,
                     BlockRole::TablePicture,
+                    BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
                     true,
                     true,
                     false,
@@ -780,15 +853,12 @@ fn entity_owned_block_uses(
             uses.extend(
                 crate::entities::table::block_cell_inserts(table, document, annotation_scale)
                     .into_iter()
-                    .map(|mut insert| {
-                        insert
-                            .common
-                            .extended_data
-                            .remove_record("AcAnnotativeData");
+                    .map(|insert| {
                         block_use(
                             document,
                             insert,
                             BlockRole::TableCell,
+                            BlockScalePolicy::Applied,
                             cells_active,
                             false,
                             false,
@@ -799,15 +869,12 @@ fn entity_owned_block_uses(
         }
         EntityType::MultiLeader(multileader) => {
             crate::entities::multileader::block_content_insert(document, multileader)
-                .map(|mut insert| {
-                    insert
-                        .common
-                        .extended_data
-                        .remove_record("AcAnnotativeData");
+                .map(|insert| {
                     vec![block_use(
                         document,
                         insert,
                         BlockRole::MultiLeaderContent,
+                        BlockScalePolicy::Applied,
                         true,
                         false,
                         false,
@@ -997,8 +1064,9 @@ pub fn insert_instance_transform(
     insert: &Insert,
     offset: [f64; 3],
     annotation_scale: f32,
+    scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy,
 ) -> Transform {
-    let transform = insert_transform_at_scale(document, insert, annotation_scale);
+    let transform = insert_transform_with_policy(document, insert, annotation_scale, scale_policy);
     if offset == [0.0; 3] {
         transform
     } else {
@@ -1007,6 +1075,32 @@ pub fn insert_instance_transform(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn insert_instance_translation_delta(
+    document: &CadDocument,
+    insert: &Insert,
+    offset: [f64; 3],
+    annotation_scale: f32,
+    scale_policy: BlockScalePolicy,
+) -> Vector3 {
+    let base = insert_instance_transform(
+        document,
+        insert,
+        [0.0; 3],
+        annotation_scale,
+        scale_policy,
+    )
+    .apply(Vector3::ZERO);
+    let instance = insert_instance_transform(
+        document,
+        insert,
+        offset,
+        annotation_scale,
+        scale_policy,
+    )
+    .apply(Vector3::ZERO);
+    instance - base
+}
+
 pub fn block_contains_hatch(
     document: &CadDocument,
     block_name: &str,
@@ -1035,3 +1129,38 @@ pub fn block_contains_hatch(
     memo.insert(key, contains);
     contains
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use acadrust::xdata::ExtendedDataRecord;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_block_scale_skips_annotative_rescaling() {
+        let document = CadDocument::new();
+        let mut insert = Insert::new("BLOCK", Vector3::new(10.0, 20.0, 0.0));
+        insert
+            .common
+            .extended_data
+            .add_record(ExtendedDataRecord::new("AcAnnotativeData"));
+        let point = Vector3::new(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+
+        let from_insert = insert_transform_with_policy(
+            &document,
+            &insert,
+            2.0,
+            BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
+        )
+        .apply(point);
+        let applied = insert_transform_with_policy(
+            &document,
+            &insert,
+            2.0,
+            BlockScalePolicy::Applied,
+        )
+        .apply(point);
+
+        assert!((from_insert.x - 12.0).abs() < 1.0e-9);
+        assert!((applied.x - 11.0).abs() < 1.0e-9);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/text_font_rendering.rs b/tests/text_font_rendering.rs
index eb741373c..0209a3b82 100644
--- a/tests/text_font_rendering.rs
+++ b/tests/text_font_rendering.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ fn expand_block_mtext(
         &Default::default(),
     );
     expand_insert(
+        &doc,
         &cache,
         &ins,
         Handle::new(999),
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ fn expand_block_mtext(
         // Annotation scale: 1.0 = no annotative scaling, matching the
         // `BlockCache::build(&doc, 1.0, ...)` call above.
         1.0,
+        OpenCADStudio::scene::BlockScalePolicy::FromInsert,
+        false,
     )
     .expect("block defn is cached")
 }