topic Re: schedule and scale shown on layout in Documentation

schedule and scale shown on layout

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:29:02 GMT

When I put schedule on my layout scale of 1:1 is shown if I use autotext for scale.
I don't want that to be shown. since I get two scales shown, schedule's one I have to cover with white fill.
Is there any possible way to say that schedule scale is not shown there?

thank you!

Re: schedule and scale shown on layout

Erika Epstein — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:40:17 GMT

Select the drawing you want to reference with autotext.
Right-click and chose 'set as autotext reference'
Deselect the drawing
In the Insert Autotext box, Under Category select the drawing you set as the autotext and then chose the scaleas the autotext item
'Drawing Scale Ref.

If your drawing doesn't have a title then you could alternatively use the simple title with only the scale parameter visible.

Re: schedule and scale shown on layout

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:38:56 GMT

I couldn't get this to work, Erika.

Are you saying there's a way to deselect the drawing that you don't want to show the scale for?

Or were you just clarifying how you set up the scale in Autotext?

Re: schedule and scale shown on layout

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:33:43 GMT

The way Erika explains let's you set up a specific scale that can be shown in any layout. But only one scale per file, it seems to me.

My workaround is to put a white fill over the scales that have to be hidden. Not very automatic, but it works.

Re: schedule and scale shown on layout

Erika Epstein — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:47:27 GMT

Actually Miguel, you can do this any number of times in a file. Each time you change which drawing the autotext will reference you will find the new drawing to determine the scale in the autotext listed.

When you open the Autotext dialogue box, set the category to the drawing you just set as its reference; you will find the drawing name listed under category.
When you move on to another drawing e.g. "drawing 2" and set that to be the autotext reference, then you will find "drawing 2" listed under Category.

If you change the scale of a drawing, or any other parameter for which their is autotext, you can select the text block and renew it and the scale etc will update.

It can be tedious to do this for many drawings, but sometimes that is the right solution when you are using the title block for something else.

HTH