Paper scale

[dar.lombardi]

Hi,

I understood how to generate layout in civil for plan and profile.

But how does Paper scale work for labels?

[satkinsZGYU7 · Accepted solution]

Hi!

Civil 3D labels scale themselves so that they always print the same size on the paper. It doesn't matter if my viewport is at 1"=100', or 1"=1000', the labels will always adjust to have the dimensions/text height you specify in the label style. So if some label text has a height set to 0.1", you better believe that thing will print at 0.1". See Civil 3D documentation about the subject here.

It's a little confusing because this is different from the vanilla AutoCAD annotative objects (dimensions, MText, Mleaders, etc), where you have control over which scales they will appear at.

Hope this helps!

[dar.lombardi]

If I set a paper scale in model, but in layout I have more scale differents?

[satkinsZGYU7 · Accepted solution]

Yes, the scale in model space and paper space are separate. You can have multiple viewport/layouts with different scales, and the labels will scale themselves differently for each viewport, so that they always have the same size on paper.

[dar.lombardi]

Thanks!