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Add and delete annotation scales to control annotative objects

Add an annotation scale to display annotative objects at the current scale, or delete a scale to prevent objects from displaying.


00:04

On the status bar, toggle on the annotation visibility tool.

00:10

Now you can see the radial dimension

00:13

but it is the wrong size

00:16

to add the current 1 to 1 scale to that object so

00:20

that it does display at the proper size at this scale.

00:24

On the annotate ribbon

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in the annotation scaling panel, click add current scale.

00:32

The program prompts you to select an annotative object,

00:36

select the radial dimension,

00:38

the prompt repeats so that you can select additional annotative objects.

00:43

When you are finished, selecting objects, press enter

00:47

as soon as you do the dimension changes size.

00:51

Now it appears the same size as all of the other annotative objects

00:56

because it is now set to display at the 1 to 1 scale

01:01

on the status bar. Toggle off the annotation display tool,

01:06

then expand the annotation scale tool and select 1 to 2.

01:14

Suppose you do not want the radial dimension to display at this scale.

01:19

You can easily remove that scale from a selected object

01:23

as long as the object supports at least one annotation scale

01:28

on the annotate ribbon

01:30

in the annotation scaling panel,

01:32

expand the split button and choose delete current scale.

01:37

The program prompts you to select annotative objects.

01:41

Select the radial dimension,

01:44

the prompt repeats so that you can select additional annotative objects.

01:48

When you are finished, selecting objects, press enter

01:53

as soon as you do, the radial dimension disappears

01:56

because you have removed the current annotation scale from that object.

Video transcript

00:04

On the status bar, toggle on the annotation visibility tool.

00:10

Now you can see the radial dimension

00:13

but it is the wrong size

00:16

to add the current 1 to 1 scale to that object so

00:20

that it does display at the proper size at this scale.

00:24

On the annotate ribbon

00:26

in the annotation scaling panel, click add current scale.

00:32

The program prompts you to select an annotative object,

00:36

select the radial dimension,

00:38

the prompt repeats so that you can select additional annotative objects.

00:43

When you are finished, selecting objects, press enter

00:47

as soon as you do the dimension changes size.

00:51

Now it appears the same size as all of the other annotative objects

00:56

because it is now set to display at the 1 to 1 scale

01:01

on the status bar. Toggle off the annotation display tool,

01:06

then expand the annotation scale tool and select 1 to 2.

01:14

Suppose you do not want the radial dimension to display at this scale.

01:19

You can easily remove that scale from a selected object

01:23

as long as the object supports at least one annotation scale

01:28

on the annotate ribbon

01:30

in the annotation scaling panel,

01:32

expand the split button and choose delete current scale.

01:37

The program prompts you to select annotative objects.

01:41

Select the radial dimension,

01:44

the prompt repeats so that you can select additional annotative objects.

01:48

When you are finished, selecting objects, press enter

01:53

as soon as you do, the radial dimension disappears

01:56

because you have removed the current annotation scale from that object.

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