Inserting a Scale Bar

A scale bar can be placed on the drawing to define the scale of the drawing objects. To include a scale bar for a viewport, select Modify > Edit Viewport, and place the scale bar as a viewport annotation.

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To add a scale bar to the drawing:

1. Click the Scale Bar tool from the Dims/Notes tool set.

2. Click on the drawing to insert the scale bar.

3. Click again to determine the rotation of the scale bar and to place it on the drawing.

4. Position the scale bar as desired. The scale bar properties can be edited later by selecting the scale bar and changing the properties in the Object Info palette.

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Using Notation Objects

 

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