• AutoCAD

Control available annotation scales

Describe the list of scales available for layout viewports, page layouts, and plotting, and delete unused scales from the list.


00:04

When you create objects in a drawing, you typically work at full size.

00:09

But when you create annotation objects,

00:12

you need to consider the scale at which the drawing will eventually be printed.

00:17

When working in model space,

00:19

you can select an annotation scale at which annotative objects will be displayed.

00:24

That way. When you later print from model space,

00:27

annotative objects will be printed at the proper size.

00:32

When working in a layout,

00:34

you can set the scale of each individual viewport so that annotative

00:38

objects in those view ports will always appear at the proper size.

00:43

Later, when you print the paper space layout at a scale of 1 to 1,

00:47

the annotative objects in each viewport will be the proper size.

00:53

The program comes with a large number of predefined scales

00:57

that are used throughout the program for both annotation,

00:60

scaling.

01:00

And when printing a drawing,

01:03

this list can be easily modified

01:06

to include only the scales you need

01:09

and you can control how those scales are displayed.

01:13

For example, on the status bar, expand the annotation scale list.

01:20

Here you can see all of the available scales.

01:24

The list is organized so that you first see metric scales in

01:28

which one paper space unit equals a specific number of drawing units.

01:33

Then those metric scales in which a specified number

01:37

of paper space units equal one drawing unit.

01:40

And finally imperial or architectural scales in which

01:45

a specified fractional number of paper space units

01:48

equals 12 drawing units or 1 ft.

01:53

When you scroll to the bottom of the list and select percentages,

01:57

each of the available scales includes its percentage as well.

02:03

Expand the annotation scale list again

02:06

and toggle off the display of percentages.

02:11

If the list includes scales that you never use,

02:15

you can easily remove them from the list.

02:18

For example, suppose you never use any of the scales such as 2 to 1

02:24

in which a specified number of paper space units equals one drawing unit

02:30

on the status bar. Expand the annotation scale list,

02:35

scroll to the bottom

02:37

and select custom.

02:41

The program displays the edit drawing scale dialogue

02:46

in the scale list, select 2 to 1,

02:49

press control and select 4 to 1 and 8 to 1.

02:54

And then click delete

02:57

those scales are immediately removed from the list.

03:01

Click OK to close the dialogue,

03:05

you can also access this dialogue from the ribbon

03:09

on the annotate ribbon

03:11

in the annotation scaling panel, click the scale list tool.

03:17

You again see the edit drawing scales dialogue

03:21

in the scale list, select 10 to 1

03:25

press control,

03:26

select 100 to 1

03:29

and then click delete

03:31

those scales are also removed from the list.

03:35

Click OK to close the dialogue

03:39

on the status bar. When you expand the annotation scale list,

03:44

the scales you deleted no longer appear in the list.

Video transcript

00:04

When you create objects in a drawing, you typically work at full size.

00:09

But when you create annotation objects,

00:12

you need to consider the scale at which the drawing will eventually be printed.

00:17

When working in model space,

00:19

you can select an annotation scale at which annotative objects will be displayed.

00:24

That way. When you later print from model space,

00:27

annotative objects will be printed at the proper size.

00:32

When working in a layout,

00:34

you can set the scale of each individual viewport so that annotative

00:38

objects in those view ports will always appear at the proper size.

00:43

Later, when you print the paper space layout at a scale of 1 to 1,

00:47

the annotative objects in each viewport will be the proper size.

00:53

The program comes with a large number of predefined scales

00:57

that are used throughout the program for both annotation,

00:60

scaling.

01:00

And when printing a drawing,

01:03

this list can be easily modified

01:06

to include only the scales you need

01:09

and you can control how those scales are displayed.

01:13

For example, on the status bar, expand the annotation scale list.

01:20

Here you can see all of the available scales.

01:24

The list is organized so that you first see metric scales in

01:28

which one paper space unit equals a specific number of drawing units.

01:33

Then those metric scales in which a specified number

01:37

of paper space units equal one drawing unit.

01:40

And finally imperial or architectural scales in which

01:45

a specified fractional number of paper space units

01:48

equals 12 drawing units or 1 ft.

01:53

When you scroll to the bottom of the list and select percentages,

01:57

each of the available scales includes its percentage as well.

02:03

Expand the annotation scale list again

02:06

and toggle off the display of percentages.

02:11

If the list includes scales that you never use,

02:15

you can easily remove them from the list.

02:18

For example, suppose you never use any of the scales such as 2 to 1

02:24

in which a specified number of paper space units equals one drawing unit

02:30

on the status bar. Expand the annotation scale list,

02:35

scroll to the bottom

02:37

and select custom.

02:41

The program displays the edit drawing scale dialogue

02:46

in the scale list, select 2 to 1,

02:49

press control and select 4 to 1 and 8 to 1.

02:54

And then click delete

02:57

those scales are immediately removed from the list.

03:01

Click OK to close the dialogue,

03:05

you can also access this dialogue from the ribbon

03:09

on the annotate ribbon

03:11

in the annotation scaling panel, click the scale list tool.

03:17

You again see the edit drawing scales dialogue

03:21

in the scale list, select 10 to 1

03:25

press control,

03:26

select 100 to 1

03:29

and then click delete

03:31

those scales are also removed from the list.

03:35

Click OK to close the dialogue

03:39

on the status bar. When you expand the annotation scale list,

03:44

the scales you deleted no longer appear in the list.

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