To Specify a Drawing Scale Value for an Orthographic View
1. Click
Process >
View Setup. The
View Setup dialog box opens.
2. Click the button adjacent to Drawing scale to override the default drawing scale value displayed in Drawing scale with a calculated value.
◦ The Calculate Scale dialog box opens.
◦ The dimension and notes layers are visible.
3. Under
Reference dimension, click
to select a dimension on the drawing as a reference entity for the drawing scale calculation.
◦ Type—Displays the type of dimension that the selected dimension entity references. The dimension type is linear, radius, or diameter.
◦ Value—Displays the dimension value which is automatically calculated based on the reference entities that are attached to the selected dimension.
| You can specify a dimension value in Value without selecting the reference dimension entity or edit the value displayed. |
◦ If entities are not attached to the selected dimension, a message prompts you to select the reference entity.
4. If a message prompts you to select the reference entities, under
Reference entities and
From, click
to select a dimension on the drawing as a reference to measure distance for the calculation of the drawing scale value. The dimension type as radius, diameter, or linear, and entity ID are displayed.
5. If the selected dimension is of type radius or diameter, click
under
Radius or
Diameter and select an arc or circle on the drawing. The ID of the entity is displayed in the adjacent box.
| under To is available only if the selected dimension is of type linear. |
6. If the selected dimension is of type linear, under
To, click
and select another entity on the drawing.
◦ Measured value—Displays the distance measured for the selected reference dimension type.
| You can specify a value without selecting the reference dimension entity or edit the value displayed. |
◦ Scale—Displays the drawing scale value calculated automatically after validating the dimension and measured values.
7. Click either of the following choices:
◦ OK—Updates the Drawing scale box in the View Setup dialog box with the automatically calculated drawing scale value.
◦ Cancel—Discards the drawing scale value that is automatically calculated. The Drawing scale box displays the default drawing scale value.
You are returned to the View Setup dialog box. The dimension and notes layers that were temporarily visible are blanked.