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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Set the Scale for Annotations and Blocks
Before you draw, you should set the scale for dimensions, annotations, and
blocks in your drawings. Scaling these elements beforehand ensures that they
are at the correct size when you plot the final drawing.
You should enter the scale for the following objects:
■ Text. Set the text height as you create text or by setting a fixed text height
in the text style (STYLE).
■ Dimensions. Set the dimension scale in a dimension style (DIMSTYLE) or
with the DIMSCALE system variable.
■ Linetypes. Set the scale for noncontinuous linetypes with the CELTSCALE
and LTSCALE system variables.
■ Hatch patterns. Set the scale for hatch patterns in the Hatch and Gradient
dialog box (HATCH) or with the HPSCALE system variable.
■ Blocks. Specify the insertion scale for blocks either as you insert them, or
set an insertion scale in the Insert Block dialog box (INSERT).
The system variables used for inserting blocks are INSUNITS,
INSUNITSDEFSOURCE, and INSUNITSDEFTARGET. This also applies to
the border and title block of the drawing.
You can also use objects if you want to scale annotations automatically. For
information about using annotative objects and scaling annotations
automatically, see Scale Annotations on page 656.
Determine the Scale Factor for Plotting
To plot your drawing from the Model layout, you calculate the exact scale
factor by converting the drawing scale to a ratio of 1:n. This ratio compares
plotted units to drawing units that represent the actual size of the objects you
are drawing.
For example, if you plan to plot at a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot, you would
calculate the scale factor 48 as follows:
1/4" = 12"
1 = 12 x 4
1 (plotted unit) = 48 (drawing units)
Using the same calculation, the scale factor for 1 centimeter = 1 meter is 100,
and the scale factor for 1 inch = 20 feet is 240.
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