How to add custom scales to a viewport in AutoCAD Drawing

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Oct 8, 2023

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Is there a way to add custom scale to a viewport in AutoCAD drawing and apply those scale changes to Viewport objects.

To resolve this issue, attempt the following:

Choose Options from the Application menu to open the Options dialog box.
Select the User Preferences tab, and then click the Default Scale List button at the bottom of the dialog box.
In the Default Scale List dialog box, click the Add button.
In the Add Scale dialog box, enter a name for your custom scale in the Name Appearing In Scale List text box, and then enter the appropriate values in the Scale Properties text boxes.
Click OK in each dialog box to close it.
Select the View port and RMB to apply the new scale that's created.

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