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AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE
Figure 35. Annotative Scales.
AutoCAD automatically creates a representation of the annotative object for each of the specified scales. When
you select the object, you can see the multiple scale representations. If you prefer not to see all the supported
scale representations when the objects is selected, you can use the SELECTIONANNODISPLAY to display
only the current representation. The current scale representation, the one AutoCAD displays even when the
object is not selected, depends on the annotation scale of the current viewport (or modelspace). For example, if
the annotation scale of the current viewport is 1:4, the 1:4 scale representation of the annotative object is
displayed. You can select and grip-edit the current scale representation without affecting the other scale
representations. You can easily restore the scale representations of selected objects to their default positions
using the ANNORESET command.
Figure 36. Annotative Scale Representations.
New controls on the status bar enable you to control the annotative scale of the current viewport (or
modelspace). When you select or activate a viewport, the status bar includes two scale lists; VP Scale and
Annotation Scale. These scale lists are inaccessible if the viewport is locked. However, a Lock/Unlock Viewport
button enables you to quickly toggle viewport locking on or off.
The VP Scale and Annotation Scale lists display the same set of scales that you will find in other locations in
AutoCAD including the Plot dialog box and the Viewports toolbar. You can add or remove the scales displayed
in these scale lists using the Edit Scale List dialog box, which is accessible using the SCALELISTEDIT
command or by selecting Custom from the list of scales. The scales list is now stored in the drawing file so it
can vary per drawing. When drawing files are externally referenced, any named scales (referenced by
annotative objects in the xref file) that do not appear in the host drawing are temporarily added to the scales list.
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