topic Re: Scale dropdown menu in AutoCAD LT Forum

Scale dropdown menu

cakewalk2 — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 18:55:23 GMT

The dropdown menu to scale a viewport (from paperspace) has disappeared off my screen.

how do I get it back?

Thanks

Re: Scale dropdown menu

steven-g — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:19:15 GMT

In newer versions it only shows when you have a viewport active, and if its still not there you can turn it on/off from the customisation menu, use the bottom far right icon that looks like 3 bars in your layout, its the viewport scale option about halfway up the list.

Re: Scale dropdown menu

cakewalk2 — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:04:59 GMT

Thanks. 'Viewport scale' is not an option on my 3 bar menu at the bottom of the screen.

These are the options -

Maximize Viewport

Annotation Visibility

Autoscale

(among others - but these are the only scale-related options that I see there)

Re: Scale dropdown menu

pendean — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 22:18:57 GMT

Go inside a viewport in paperspace.
Post a screenshot of your entire AutoCAD program window and post it here is full resolution so we can see what you see on your screen.

Here is how to capture a screenshot and save as an image file in high resolution https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13776/windows-use-snipping-tool-to-capture-screenshots

Re: Scale dropdown menu

steven-g — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 04:31:47 GMT

Just to confirm, a viewport has to be active before those items show in the menu.

Re: Scale dropdown menu

cakewalk2 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:53:46 GMT

Here is a screenshot

Re: Scale dropdown menu

cakewalk2 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:55:47 GMT

oops - here it is from inside the viewport.

Re: Scale dropdown menu

pendean — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:05:36 GMT

VIewport Scales are on your screen right there

Re: Scale dropdown menu

cakewalk2 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:18:34 GMT

Holy Toledo - what do you know......... there they are!!

Thank you!!!

Re: Scale dropdown menu

steven-g — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:44:15 GMT

Out of interest where were you looking

Re: Scale dropdown menu

cakewalk2 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:16:38 GMT

sure - no problem...

Before it was located in the upper righthand corner of my screen in the blank area next to the clipboard button.

as a separate dropdown menu.

Re: Scale dropdown menu

pendean — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:57:01 GMT

You are describing the old VIEWPORTS toolbar, which is still around if you want to turn on toolbars and dock it up top.

I'm not sure it ever was a pulldown menu, that seems to be a lot of needless clicks to get to from what I can tell.