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Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop
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Key Concepts
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To scale a view relative to the current view, use the Scale (X/XP)
option of the ZOOM command. Add x after the value that you
enter. For example, enter 2x to double the image size.
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To scale a drawing relative to paper space units, use the Scale
(X/XP) option of the ZOOM command, and then enter the “xp”
(“times paper space”) factor. For example, if you want 1 inch in
paper units to equal 1 foot in drawing units, then 1 in. = 1 ft. Enter
the scale factor 12xp at the prompt.
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Use MVSETUP to scale viewports independently or as a group.
For more information, use to look up “Scaling Views Relative to
Paper Space” in the online Help.
Using Named Views
As you work on a drawing, you will find that you frequently return to
the same views. For example, you may zoom repeatedly into a
particular area in the drawing. Rather than using the ZOOM
command every time you want to view this area, you can name this
view, and recall it when you need it. From the View menu, select
Named Views to display the View dialog box in which you can create,
save, delete, or restore a view.