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Modify the list of available annotation scales by adding custom scales and reordering the list.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:04
You can also use this tool to add new scales to the list.
00:08
You can even add custom scales.
00:11
For example, suppose you need a 75 to 1 scale.
00:16
Open the edit drawing scales dialogue again
00:20
and click add
00:22
the program displays an a scale dialogue
00:26
in the scale name group box. In the name appearing in scale list field
00:32
type 75 colon one.
00:37
This is the scale name as it will appear in the list.
00:41
Then
00:42
in the scale properties group box
00:45
in the paper units field type 75
00:49
leave the drawing units field set to one
00:53
and click. OK to close the dialogue
00:58
in the edit drawing scales dialogue.
00:60
You can see that the 75 to 1 scale has been added to the scale list
01:04
but it appears near the top just below the 1 to 1 scale
01:09
with the 75 to 1 scale selected in the list.
01:13
Click move down repeatedly
01:16
until the 75 to 1 scale is located below the 1 to 100 scale.
01:24
You should feel free to delete any scales that you do not often use
01:28
the changes you make only affect the current drawing.
01:32
When you start a new drawing.
01:34
It will always initially include all of the scales that are predefined
01:39
in the template file used to start the new drawing.
Video transcript
00:04
You can also use this tool to add new scales to the list.
00:08
You can even add custom scales.
00:11
For example, suppose you need a 75 to 1 scale.
00:16
Open the edit drawing scales dialogue again
00:20
and click add
00:22
the program displays an a scale dialogue
00:26
in the scale name group box. In the name appearing in scale list field
00:32
type 75 colon one.
00:37
This is the scale name as it will appear in the list.
00:41
Then
00:42
in the scale properties group box
00:45
in the paper units field type 75
00:49
leave the drawing units field set to one
00:53
and click. OK to close the dialogue
00:58
in the edit drawing scales dialogue.
00:60
You can see that the 75 to 1 scale has been added to the scale list
01:04
but it appears near the top just below the 1 to 1 scale
01:09
with the 75 to 1 scale selected in the list.
01:13
Click move down repeatedly
01:16
until the 75 to 1 scale is located below the 1 to 100 scale.
01:24
You should feel free to delete any scales that you do not often use
01:28
the changes you make only affect the current drawing.
01:32
When you start a new drawing.
01:34
It will always initially include all of the scales that are predefined
01:39
in the template file used to start the new drawing.
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