User Guide

Chapter 2: Documents and Setup
Document scale methods
Canvas features scaling options that will certainly be useful to those who work with large documents,
such as shape files. When selecting certain options, the Scale Options dialog box opens. When
selecting the Set Document Scale command, the Define Document Scale dialog box opens.
To view these scaling methods:
Choose Layout | Document Scale.
When you use either method in a geo-referenced document, the GIS referencing is
adjusted.
Scale options
The Document Scale dialog box appears when you choose Crop And Fit To Sheet, Fit All Objects To
Sheet, or Fit Selection To Sheet. If you do not wish to scale a certain object, select its respective
check box.
You also have the option of applying this command to objects on hidden layers.
If you leave a check box deselected, the corresponding objects are scaled once you click OK.
What is a point object?
A point object represents a geometric shape that consists of a single point. You can select vector
objects in your document and switch their status to point object.
If you were creating a floor plan and had created small vector objects that represent items such as
tables, chairs, lamps, etc., you would probably not want them to change size if you decide to change
the scale. Therefore, you could select them and assign them the point object status.
To switch to point object status:
1. Select all objects to be changed.
2. Choose GIS | Tag selection as | Treat as point object to assign the point object status. When
you select an object that has point object status, Point Object is indicated in the Status bar.
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