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Annotation Scale question

ovenegas6BFTN — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:06:15 GMT

What is the fastest way to assign to a viewport, in paper space, a custom annotation sale that I just created (1"=30'-0") so that the X-refed drawing inside the viewport can be annotatively scaled at that scale?

I am touching the "unlocked" viewport and trying to assign that new annotation scale to that unlocked viewport using the Properties palette, but the process is very slow and time consuming (and it is difficult to reach the new created annotative scale of 1"=30'-0", which is on the list of the available scales now, at the top of the list, but very difficult to reach using the slider to assign it to the viewport).

How to do that quicker?

Please advise.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Annotation Scale question

doben — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:19:19 GMT

Double click inside the viewport and assign the scale from the status bar. Sounds like you might have a bloated scale list. Type "scalelistedit" then hit "reset"

Re: Annotation Scale question

imadHabash — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:16:06 GMT

Hi,

I suggest to use the triangular scale grip by:

Select the layout viewport that you want to modify.
Click the triangular scale grip near the center of the viewport, and click the desired scale from the list. The scale you choose is applied to the viewport.

Note: With this method, you do not have to unlock the layout viewport, and the border of the layout viewport automatically adjusts to maintain the clipping boundaries of the view.

Re: Annotation Scale question

ovenegas6BFTN — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:22:28 GMT

Object scale did not work, it is very slow.

Re: Annotation Scale question

ovenegas6BFTN — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:24:53 GMT

I think this worked, thanks. (I was not aware of that "triangle" grip)

Re: Annotation Scale question

doben — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:00:21 GMT

Object scale should not typically be slow. There must be some underlying cause but can't tell without seeing the drawing.