Inserting a Scale Bar

Mode

Tool

Tool set

Modes for The Symbol Insertion Tool

Scale Bar

ScaleBar_tool.png 

Dims/Notes

Use the Scale Bar tool to indicate 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.

scale_bar.png 

To create a scale bar:

  1. Click the tool and mode.

  2. Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default properties. The properties can be edited from the Object Info palette.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

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Using Notation Objects

 

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