Solved: Layout view text and symbols bigger than given surface.

Anonymous · ‎10-25-2019

I have a lidar surface that is to scale, but when I put and alignment and corridor on it and try to view in layout the text, symbols and tables cover the image. In addition, when I try to edit the format to annotate it only changes in the model space. I have attached what I see.

Thank you

neilyj666 · ‎10-26-2019

Ensure that your paperspace layout in the viewport has the same scale as your model space e.g. in metric scale of 1:1250 and this will show the model space objects as they will appear in paperspace.

Civil labels are set to plotted mm i.e. 3mm text will plot at 3mm and will appear to be huge at 1:5000 but will appear ok at 1:500 (this is easily verified by plotting at the two scales).

You also need to make sure your papersize is big enough to plot the required objects

neilyj (No connection with Autodesk other than using the products in the real world)
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Layout view text and symbols bigger than given surface.

Layout view text and symbols bigger than given surface.

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