topic Re: Drawing scale in Documentation

Drawing scale

nusha — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:28:22 GMT

Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to have graphic scale in my title / layout settings instead of having it written 1/4" = 1"
Thank you

Re: Drawing scale

Steve Jepson — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:41:39 GMT

Yes. There is a graphic scale bar in one of the Drawing Titles and also a Graphic Symbol.

If I knew which version of ArchiCAD you are using I could help you find it in your library.

Re: Drawing scale

nusha — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:43:15 GMT

Thank you, I found it in title settings. Now the trick is to have just it without the circle and the line. Also, the scale it shows - is it showing drawing scale or original scale? Can it be modified if necessary?

Re: Drawing scale

Steve Jepson — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:53:22 GMT

That would be in you Drawing Symbols library. There are probably 2 of them.

They will automatically change to show the scale the drawing or view is displayed in.

You can turn off the Numeric Scale Display if you like.

Re: Drawing scale

nusha — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:05:25 GMT

Ok, thank you

Re: Drawing scale

Steve Jepson — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:09:37 GMT

or like this. The setting looks a little different if your editing it as a Drawing Tile or as an in dependent object from the library.

Re: Drawing scale

Haneef Tayob — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:01:56 GMT

From what I can figure, this NCS Title is only on the US Library Container and not in the International release.
I'm now using AC19 Int and it still seems to be the case.

Re: Drawing scale

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 20:30:56 GMT

I couldn't find this NCS Title in ArchiCAD 20 3016 Int, but I did managed to find and extract the USA 20 library. Why this is not included as it is quite handy to have!

I've loaded the USA 20 library, despite the duplicate errors, but I'm having some trouble with how the graphic displays the alternating bars when used as a title block in layout. They are not solid black like in Steve Jepsons images. They look like they are using something else..!

I don't know if the layouts title block are related to the drawing title object:

or the scale bar, which shows a default solid fill as 'pavement 15'.

I not sure what I've done wrong in maybe adding the USA library or maybe something else is missing but I can't get the title block graphic bars to show as solid.. Help. Thanks

Ps. How do make or customise these title blocks?