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Use the annotation scaling tools while working in paper space viewports, and use the REGEN command to update the layout.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:04
Now switch to layout one.
00:09
Here you can see that two viewpoints have been created.
00:12
Both view reports show the same geometry and annotations.
00:17
But thanks to annotation,
00:18
scaling the size and position of the annotations is unique in each viewport.
00:25
The viewport on the left shows the objects at a scale of 1 to 2.
00:29
While the viewport on the right shows them at a scale of 1 to 5.
00:34
On the status bar.
00:36
You see the annotation, visibility and annotation,
00:40
auto scale tools but not the annotation scale tool.
00:44
When working in a paper space layout,
00:47
you cannot change the annotation scale of the layout
00:51
because layouts are meant to be plotted at a scale of 1 to 1.
00:56
But you can change the annotation scale of a viewport
01:01
on the status bar.
01:03
Click the show annotation objects tool to toggle on annotation visibility.
01:09
When you do,
01:11
you can see the radial dimension in the upper right
01:14
corner of the object in the viewport on the right.
01:17
But it is quite small
01:19
because it is currently not meant to be displayed at a scale of 1 to 5.
01:24
Click this tool to toggle off the annotation. Visibility
01:29
select the viewport on the left.
01:33
When you do
01:34
in the status bar, you again see the annotation, visibility and annotation,
01:38
auto scale tools as well as a lock tool
01:42
and a tool for changing the scale of the selected viewport,
01:47
expand the viewport scale tool and choose 1 to 4.
01:53
The geometry within the viewport gets smaller
01:56
because you have reduced the scale of the viewport
01:60
and all of the annotation objects have disappeared
02:04
because none are currently set to display at a scale of 1 to 4.
02:10
Also note that although the scale label below the viewport has not changed
02:15
when you type re the shortcut for the region command and press enter
02:22
that scale label also updates
02:25
on the status bar toggle on the annotation visibility tool.
02:31
When you do, you again see annotation objects in the left viewport,
02:36
but they are at the wrong size.
02:38
When you toggle this tool on,
02:41
you see all annotation objects
02:43
including those not actually set to display at the current annotation scale
02:49
when you toggle this off so that you only
02:52
see annotations meant to be displayed at this scale.
02:56
All of the annotations in that viewport disappear,
03:01
double click inside the left viewport to make it the active viewport,
03:06
then use the roller wheel on the mouse to zoom in
03:09
when you do on the status bar, you can see that the annotation scale has changed.
03:17
When working in a paper space viewport,
03:19
you need to be careful not to accidentally change
03:22
the scale of the drawing in this way,
03:26
on the status bar, expand the annotation scale tool and choose 1 to 2
03:32
to restore the left viewport back to the proper scale.
03:37
All the annotation objects are once again visible,
03:41
regenerate the drawing again to update the scale label.
Video transcript
00:04
Now switch to layout one.
00:09
Here you can see that two viewpoints have been created.
00:12
Both view reports show the same geometry and annotations.
00:17
But thanks to annotation,
00:18
scaling the size and position of the annotations is unique in each viewport.
00:25
The viewport on the left shows the objects at a scale of 1 to 2.
00:29
While the viewport on the right shows them at a scale of 1 to 5.
00:34
On the status bar.
00:36
You see the annotation, visibility and annotation,
00:40
auto scale tools but not the annotation scale tool.
00:44
When working in a paper space layout,
00:47
you cannot change the annotation scale of the layout
00:51
because layouts are meant to be plotted at a scale of 1 to 1.
00:56
But you can change the annotation scale of a viewport
01:01
on the status bar.
01:03
Click the show annotation objects tool to toggle on annotation visibility.
01:09
When you do,
01:11
you can see the radial dimension in the upper right
01:14
corner of the object in the viewport on the right.
01:17
But it is quite small
01:19
because it is currently not meant to be displayed at a scale of 1 to 5.
01:24
Click this tool to toggle off the annotation. Visibility
01:29
select the viewport on the left.
01:33
When you do
01:34
in the status bar, you again see the annotation, visibility and annotation,
01:38
auto scale tools as well as a lock tool
01:42
and a tool for changing the scale of the selected viewport,
01:47
expand the viewport scale tool and choose 1 to 4.
01:53
The geometry within the viewport gets smaller
01:56
because you have reduced the scale of the viewport
01:60
and all of the annotation objects have disappeared
02:04
because none are currently set to display at a scale of 1 to 4.
02:10
Also note that although the scale label below the viewport has not changed
02:15
when you type re the shortcut for the region command and press enter
02:22
that scale label also updates
02:25
on the status bar toggle on the annotation visibility tool.
02:31
When you do, you again see annotation objects in the left viewport,
02:36
but they are at the wrong size.
02:38
When you toggle this tool on,
02:41
you see all annotation objects
02:43
including those not actually set to display at the current annotation scale
02:49
when you toggle this off so that you only
02:52
see annotations meant to be displayed at this scale.
02:56
All of the annotations in that viewport disappear,
03:01
double click inside the left viewport to make it the active viewport,
03:06
then use the roller wheel on the mouse to zoom in
03:09
when you do on the status bar, you can see that the annotation scale has changed.
03:17
When working in a paper space viewport,
03:19
you need to be careful not to accidentally change
03:22
the scale of the drawing in this way,
03:26
on the status bar, expand the annotation scale tool and choose 1 to 2
03:32
to restore the left viewport back to the proper scale.
03:37
All the annotation objects are once again visible,
03:41
regenerate the drawing again to update the scale label.
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