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Add multiple annotation scales to annotative objects

Add several annotation scales to annotative objects in one operation.


00:04

Switch to layout one.

00:07

The viewport on the left is set to display at a scale of 1 to 2.

00:10

And the viewport on the right is set to display at a scale of 1 to 5.

00:16

The radial dimension does not appear in either of those view reports.

00:20

It was never set to display when the annotation scale was set to 1 to 5.

00:25

And you just removed the 1 to 2 scale from its list of supported annotation scales

00:32

to make that dimension visible again

00:35

on the status bar, toggle on the annotation display tool.

00:40

Now you can see the radial dimension in both view ports

00:44

but at the wrong size,

00:47

while you could use the add current scale tool to add the

00:55

you would need to do this twice

00:57

once for each viewport.

00:59

But there is another tool you can use

01:02

double click inside one of the view ports.

01:05

Then on the annotate ribbon

01:08

in the annotation, scaling panel, click add delete scales.

01:13

The program prompts you to select annotative objects,

01:17

select the radial dimension,

01:20

the prompt repeats

01:22

when you press enter to complete your selection

01:25

the program displays the annotation object scale dialogue.

01:30

The object scale list shows the annotation scales at

01:34

which the selected objects are currently set to display.

01:38

Click, add

01:40

to open an add scales to object dialogue,

01:44

press control, select 1 to 2 and 1 to 5 and then click. OK.

01:52

Those two scales are immediately added to the object scale list

01:57

when you click OK. To close the annotation object scale dialogue,

02:02

the radial dimension now appears at the proper size in both viewpoints.

02:10

You can also select an annotative object and then right

02:13

click to use a shortcut menu to control the annotation scales

02:18

in the viewport. On the left, select the radio dimension.

02:23

Right click

02:24

and then hover the cursor over the annotative object scale

02:30

in the fly out.

02:31

You can choose add current scale to add the current scale to the annotative object,

02:37

delete current scale to remove the current scale from the annotative object

02:42

or add delete scales

02:44

which opens the annotation object scale dialogue

02:48

so that you can add or delete multiple scales from the selected annotative object.

Video transcript

00:04

Switch to layout one.

00:07

The viewport on the left is set to display at a scale of 1 to 2.

00:10

And the viewport on the right is set to display at a scale of 1 to 5.

00:16

The radial dimension does not appear in either of those view reports.

00:20

It was never set to display when the annotation scale was set to 1 to 5.

00:25

And you just removed the 1 to 2 scale from its list of supported annotation scales

00:32

to make that dimension visible again

00:35

on the status bar, toggle on the annotation display tool.

00:40

Now you can see the radial dimension in both view ports

00:44

but at the wrong size,

00:47

while you could use the add current scale tool to add the

00:55

you would need to do this twice

00:57

once for each viewport.

00:59

But there is another tool you can use

01:02

double click inside one of the view ports.

01:05

Then on the annotate ribbon

01:08

in the annotation, scaling panel, click add delete scales.

01:13

The program prompts you to select annotative objects,

01:17

select the radial dimension,

01:20

the prompt repeats

01:22

when you press enter to complete your selection

01:25

the program displays the annotation object scale dialogue.

01:30

The object scale list shows the annotation scales at

01:34

which the selected objects are currently set to display.

01:38

Click, add

01:40

to open an add scales to object dialogue,

01:44

press control, select 1 to 2 and 1 to 5 and then click. OK.

01:52

Those two scales are immediately added to the object scale list

01:57

when you click OK. To close the annotation object scale dialogue,

02:02

the radial dimension now appears at the proper size in both viewpoints.

02:10

You can also select an annotative object and then right

02:13

click to use a shortcut menu to control the annotation scales

02:18

in the viewport. On the left, select the radio dimension.

02:23

Right click

02:24

and then hover the cursor over the annotative object scale

02:30

in the fly out.

02:31

You can choose add current scale to add the current scale to the annotative object,

02:37

delete current scale to remove the current scale from the annotative object

02:42

or add delete scales

02:44

which opens the annotation object scale dialogue

02:48

so that you can add or delete multiple scales from the selected annotative object.

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