But sometimes it can obstruct my drawings on relatively large scale. The Annotation Object Scale dialog box only shows on the Object Scale List…1:1.ġ.Can we selectively show objects in a certain scales, but not in others?Ģ.Showing annotation in different scales is great. When I go to properties, Pattern, Annotative scale. If you won’t, what are your considerations? About Edwin Prakoso Do you find it interesting? Will you use this feature? It’s only adjusted in your active viewport, but not in the other scale! Amazing isn’t it?īasically that’s all you need to know about annotation scaling. Pay attention to your other viewport while doing this. You will see your dimension showing two sizes: On 1:50 and 1:100.ĭrag your dimension closer to your drawing. Let’s pretend that our dimension too far from our drawing. Can you show all dimensions in 1:50, but only some in 1:100?Īfter you finish, here’s the last one on this post.Īctivate 1:100 viewport. Add some more dimension using 3mm style like this. Try to compare how it looks in your layout, different viewport scale. You should see your pattern only in 1:50 and 1:100. It’s the button next to your annotation scale list. Now this pattern will show only in 1:50 and 1:100! This is how you can add scales manually to your annotations. In pattern section, click on text field next to annotative scale. If it’s not opened yet, right click and select properties. Now we need to tell AutoCAD to also show this pattern in 1:50. Now try to move your pointer above this pattern, you will see annotative symbol right next your cursor. In the options area, activate annotative.Ĭlick OK to close this dialog. Select it, right click, select hatch edit. Now we need to add annotative behavior to this pattern. Let’s assume we only use those 3 scales.įirst, we need to tell AutoCAD this is how we want it look like in 1:100.
And we don’t want this pattern shown in 1:200 scale. Here’s what we are going to do: We want our brick pattern will be not too large in 1:50. Select any wall, right click, and select block editor from context menu. To answer these questions, let’s open our drawing again. But I need it there in detailed drawings.
Inevitablally, at some point you're going to change scales and say "where did my dimensions go" and the answer will almost certainly be that they don't have a scale assigned that matches the current annotation scale.
When drawing a house for example, you won't want the dimensions in the kitchen detail to show in the overall floorplan, so the kitchen dimenions will have a scale of perhaps 1" = 1'-0" but not 1/4"=1'-0". Sometimes you won't want every annotative object to be displayed at every scale. If an annotative object only has 1:1 assigned to it, it will not be displayed at any other scale. The most important thing to know about Annotative objects is that they are only displayed when they have a scale assigned to them that matches the Current Annotation Scale. It automatically adds a matching scale to annotative objects when the Current Annotative Scale (CANNOSCALE) is changed. button do? I can't seem to see what its for.