Drawing Scale limitations

[sjsl]

How do I create a drawing at 100 scale. The pull down skips from 80 to 200.
Is there a way to change the scale of the drawing view?

[Allen Lacy]

For 100 scale you have use custom scale (scale value would be 1200).

[sjsl]

Thanks. I founda it after I posted. Need to learn to look a little more before going postal.

[sfaust]

The only problem with this is that the view scale then displays as 1:1200 on the sheet. Anyone know if it's possible to make it say 1" = 100'? Should be a wishlist item if it can't be done...

[tonyisenhoff]

It appears as it's a wish list item...

Possible workaround - Create a new annotation family - Start with "view title.rfa". Saveas a new family, remove the label for the scale, add the required text, save and load the family into your project. You will have to duplicate the existing view title, etc. (let me know if you need more on this).

Obviously the scale can no longer dynamically change because it only "text" and not a label anymore - BUT it appears correctly... You could duplicate the process for any un-available scales factors.

Tony

[SCShell]

Hi there,
Here is a fast work around. On your sheet view, simply write a text note with an opaque background. Then, just move it over the un-wanted scale in the view title. Voila!

Hope this works for ya!
Steve Shell

[tonyisenhoff]

Hi there,
Here is a fast work around. On your sheet view, simply write a text note with an opaque background. Then, just move it over the un-wanted scale in the view title. Voila!

Hope this works for ya!
Steve Shell

Much quicker, but be sure to grab the text as well if you move the drawing title...

[sfaust]

Yeah, that's what I'll probably do. Glad to know it's a wishlist item, though. Needs to dynamically change...