Objects that are commonly used to annotate drawings have a property called Annotative. This property allows you to automate the process of scaling annotations so that they plot or display at the correct size on the paper.
Instead of creating multiple annotations at different sizes and on separate layers, you can turn on the annotative property by object or by style, and set the annotation scale for layout or model viewports. The annotation scale controls the size of the annotative objects relative to the model geometry in the drawing.
o The following objects are commonly used to annotate drawings and contain an annotative property:
§ Dimensions
§ Hatches
§ Blocks
§ Linetype scale is also affected by annotation scale
o You define a paper size for annotative objects. The annotation scale you set for layout viewports and model space determines the size of the annotative objects in those spaces.
Add and Modify Scale Representations
o When you create an annotative object in your drawing, it supports one annotation scale: the annotation scale that was current when you created the object.
§ You can update annotative objects to support additional annotation scales.
§ Select the annotative object (s) & right click for the short cut menu-
§ Pick “Annotative Object Scale”
§ Then either “Add Current Scale”, “Delete Current Scale” or Add/Delete Scales…
§ You can also get there via the properties palette by clicking on the “…” button that appears when you click into “Annotative Scale” field.
o When you update an annotative object to support additional scales, you add additional scale representations to the object
§ For example, if an annotative object supports two annotations scales, it has two scale representations.
o When you select an annotative object, grips are displayed on the scale representation that supports the current annotation scale.
§ You can use these grips to manipulate the current scale representation.
§ All other scale representations of the object are displayed in a dimmed state when the SELECTIONANNODISPLAY system variable is set to 1 (default).
§ To NOT display the other scale representations set the SELECTIONANNODISPLAY system variable is set to 0.
o To manipulate different scale representation of an annotative object
§ MOVE command moves ALL the defined scale representations the same
§ STRETCH command or grip edit moves ONLY the currently displayed scale representation.
§ Use the ANNORESET command to reset the location of all scale representations for an annotative object to that of the current scale representation.
· Select the annotative object (s) & right click for the short cut menu-
· Pick “Annotative Object Scale”
§ Then “Synchronize Multiple-scale Positions”
Linetype Scale
o Please don’t change the LTSCALE value
o After you change the annotation scale use the REGENALL (REA) command to refresh the view and the linetype scale with adjust automatically to the proper dash spacing for the new scale.
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