Display a proper civil scale for a viewport

[RobertB]

It is possible to format the Object field for a viewport's scale to display the way civil firms like to see the scales, e.g. 1"=20'

However, it means you need to change the format of the field expression. Here is the process. I have also attached an image of the field's required format.

Display the Field dialog (likely from MText or EAttEdit).
Select Objects category, Object name.
Select the PViewport.
Select the Custom scale property.
Highlight and copy the expression listed at the bottom of the dialog to your text editor.
Change the format string to match: 1\"=%lu2%ct1%qf28161'
Copy the modified string to the clipboard.
Cancel the Field dialog.
Paste the clipboard into the current MText/EAttEdit/(whatever) dialog.

I hope you find this post useful.

[chris.waite]

HELP i have been searching the forums for a way to format the viewport scale field so it reads 1000 times the amount, eg 1:200 -> 1:200000.
This is of use for civil firms since the model space units are in meters and not mm, thus a 1 to 200 scale shows up as 1:0.2.
Is there any way to add another option to the CT, at the moment it only has 1/x, x*12, x/12 and x/12*12.
Any info on this subject would be greatly appreciated

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Have you tried this thread "Customization of Fields - It is Possible! (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=9472)"?

More importantly the document that Jenna kindly attached to the thread.

Have a good one, Mike