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    Question Purging A Plethora: Annotative Simplification & Tips Needed

    As a fledgling annotative text style user at the time of their introduction, I created several that became a dozen or so in trying to figure out them.
    They are used almost exclusively within a local plant site plan that was previously made up of around six XREF files now combined into a single base file.

    IMPORTANT:
    I really that required three (imperial) scales: 1:1200, 1:600 and 1:1.

    QUESTION:
    What are my options in simplifying to those three: Replace, rename, ...?


    NOTE:
    I have been away from the topic and functionality of annotative text since that time, working among various engineering disciplines in supporting my company engineering department.

    Thanks,
    Clint

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    Default Re: Purging A Plethora: Annotative Simplification & Tips Needed

    This simplest way I know to 'cleanup scales' for one or more drawings, is to use Autodesk's Cleanup Scales utility:

    Code:
    (defun c:CleanupScales (/ file)
      (if (setq file (findfile "CleanupScales.exe"))
        (startapp "explorer" file)
        (prompt "\n** File \"CleanupScales.exe\" not found ** ")
      )
      (princ)
    )
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    Default Re: Purging A Plethora: Annotative Simplification & Tips Needed

    Ah yes! I appreciate your timely response and suggestion.

    WHEW BOY! This is in spite of the awful grammar. A stronger contact lens prescription, "double coffee", or extra time proofreading might be just the elixir needed.


    Quote Originally Posted by BlackBox View Post
    This simplest way I know to 'cleanup scales' for one or more drawings, is to use Autodesk's Cleanup Scales utility:

    Code:
    (defun c:CleanupScales (/ file)
      (if (setq file (findfile "CleanupScales.exe"))
        (startapp "explorer" file)
        (prompt "\n** File \"CleanupScales.exe\" not found ** ")
      )
      (princ)
    )
    ** You may need separate download for your version; here's a link to 2021 as example:

    https://knowledge.autodesk.com/suppo...2-AE-2021.html

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