This will set your dimensions to the set values multiplied by your scale factor. On the Fit tab, click the Annotative checkbox. Select the dimension style you wish to edit and click Modify. The Dimension Style Manager dialog box will be shown. dimensionsįrom the Annotate Ribbon on the Dimension panel, click the Dimension Style Manager button. This will set your text to the ‘Paper Text Height’ multiplied by your scale factor. You will see under “Size” a checkbox called Annotative. textĪccess the Text Style Manager from the Annotate Ribbon and clicking the Text Style dropdown and clicking Edit Text Styles. With this feature on, it will show the annotation and automatically add it to the new scale factor. With this turned off, change the scale from 1:100 to 1:50 - the annotation will disappear if you haven’t added the entity to the 1:50 scale. This tool adds a new scale to an object if you change the scale of the drawing.

On the right we have the same door selected showing Annotation Visibility turned OFF.Īutomatically Add Scales To Annotative Objects When Scale Changes On the left we have a door selected showing Annotation Visibility turned ON. This controls whether, when you select the annotative entity, it shows only the current scale of the entity or all scales. There are 2 additional options next to the annotation scale, these are: The scale of your drawing or viewport can be set using the Annotation Scale drop down, located at the bottom of the screen. This can also be set independently for each viewport so multiple scales can show on one sheet drawing. Annotative scaling is the process in which you select a scale for a drawing and all the annotative text, dimensions, blocks and hatches change to reflect the scale.

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