1. Is your border on a layout tab? May seem like an odd question but many folks still do all their work in model space.
YES - Setup a viewport, "VIEWPORT"
Select Single
Double click and pan and zoom to get the view close to what you want
type "PS" to go back to paperspace
select the viewport and gotto the properties or status bar and set the viewport scale OR
while inside the viewport type"ZOOM", S, 1/96xp" this will setup a scaled viewport too. of 1/8 : 1'
That's the basic concept. There are many other tricks, Look up Polygon viewports if you need an odd-shaped viewport. You can also make circular viewports. When you run the viewport command you can pick OBJECT and it will turn the selected object into a viewport.
Type "SCALELISTEDIT" add or delete standard scales you expect to use >> these scales will be available to the automated portions of the drawing (viewport, attribute fields ).
Once you get your viewport set up gotto your border and double click the scale attribute >> Right Click inside the attribute editor and select field. SELECT OBJECT >> pick the viewport >> middle pane select standard scale. Now that scale will be linked to that attribute. If the scale changes the attribute value will change.
That should be enough to confuse you for now 🙂
If you are working completely in model space reply back and I will add those steps (you basically grab ALL objects and scale them down to fit inside the border. Most construction drawing are done in Paperspace these days.
You will want to become familiar with sheetsets if you are doing construction drawings. Sheetsets will save you a lot of time as they automate many maintenance editing tasks and reduce errors from propagating through the entire package.
Best Regards
-Tim C.,
