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Setting Up a Drawing for Scaling

Annotations

Section of a Retaining Wall


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2 | Chapter Setting Up a Drawing for Scaling Annotations

Th is is a section of a retainin g wall used as a detail on several sh eets at differ-

ent scales. Th e ann otation for th is drawing includes:

Text

Hatches

Leaders

Multileaders Dimensions

Blocks and attributes

This tutorial outlines the procedures involved in creating annotative objects

in AutoCAD thereby making it easier for the users to create annotations in

model space that appear at the correct size in paper space layouts and when

plotted from model space regardless of the viewport scale.

Audience:Auto CAD users who wan t to m an age an n otation s efficiently by

reducing th e nu m ber of steps required to an n otate drawings.

Prerequisites: Workin g kn owledge of Aut oCAD

Time to complete: 25 minutes

Usage Scenario

Viola Perkins is an average to ad van ced skilled Aut oCAD user. Sh e own s an

arch itectural firm an d h as about 8 design ers working for her firm . Her draw-

ings are a represent ation of her firm 's profession alism an d sh e wan ts to

ensure th at sh e is able to create th ese drawings with th e greatest efficiency

with out h avin g to worry about th e ann otation size on th e drawing bein g cor-rect.

Problem: Viola faces problems with an n otation scalin g wh en it com es to cre-

ating detail sh eets. Sh e has to spen d a lot of time creating du plicate ann ota-

tion s, m an agin g layers an d styles, an d figuring out wh at size an an n otation

object n eeds to be created in m odel space in order to p lot or display at th e

correct size in a layout .

Solution:Th e followin g n ew usability goals for an n otation scalin g provide a

solution to Viola's problems:

Con sistency- Th e nu m ber of n ew tools an d settings required for ann otat-

ing drawin g is m inimal

Setup - Setting up of styles th at suppo rt an n otation scalin g is min imal.

Th e burden of man agin g too m any styles an d layers is reduced


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Features Covered in This Tutorial | 3

Learn ability - It is po ssible to an n otat e drawin gs by usin g fewer style an d

with less duplication of objects

Improved efficiency - Th e n ew fun ctionality reduces th e n um ber of steps

an d m akes th e ann otation process easier and m inim izes th e risk of errors

Features Covered in This Tutorial

1 Sett ing Up Layouts and Viewports

2 Creating Ann otat ive Styles

3 Creating Ann otat ive Objects

4 Settin g the Scales for An n otative Objects

5 Adding and Modifying Scale Represen tations

6 Making Existing Objects An n otative

Tutorial Files

All the n ecessary files for th is tut orial can be foun d in h ttp ://

www.autodesk.com/autocad-tutorials.

Recommended: Before startin g th e tu torials:

1 Download th e setup_drawing_for_scaling_ann otations.zipfile from h ttp :/

/www.autodesk.com/autocad-tutorials.

2 Unzip setup_drawin g_for_scaling_ann otations.zipto C:\ My Docu-

m ents\ tutorials.

Before You Begin

Before you start any o f the lessons listed in th is tut orial, you m ust kn ow th e

following concepts:

An n otation is a crucial part of your design drawing an d creating an n otation s

can consume a considerable amount of time. The improved functionality

enables you to annotate drawings with greater efficiency and flexibility.

An y object can be used t o h elp an n otate th e drawin g, but text, hatches,

dimensions, tolerances, leaders, multileaders, blocks, and attributes are pri-

marily used for annotation purposes and considered annotational objects.




Wh en th e ann otative property is set to Yes, you can assign an n otation scales

to th at object.

An n ot ative objects can be displayed at d ifferen t sizes in different pap er view-

ports with differen t scales so th ey can appear at th e sam e paper size on a

sheet. Th e scale represent ation s allow an n otative objects to b e drawn at dif-

ferent sizes based on th e ann otation scale.

In This Tutorial

Lesson 1: Settin g Up Layou ts an d Viewpo rts

Lesson 2: Creating An n otat ive Styles

Lesson 3: Creating Annotative Objects

Lesson 4: Settin g th e Scales for An n otat ive Objects

Lesson 5: Add in g and Mod ifyin g Scale Represent ation s

Lesson 6: Making Existing O bjects An n ot ative

Lesson 1: Setting Up Layouts and Viewports

Creating two detail views at different scales

In this lesson, you will help Viola to set the viewport scales to create two

detail views at different scales on the same layout.

File Name: wallsection.dwg

Commands used:VPORTS

Concept:Before you add an n otations to your d rawing, thin k about th e even-

tual scale settings of the viewports in wh ich th e ann otation s will display.

Wh en you create an n otative objects in you r drawin g, you'll base th e ann ota-

tion scale on th e scale of th e viewports in wh ich th e objects will display.


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Set Viewport Scales

1 Click Start menu (Windows) Programs Autodesk AutoCAD

2008.

2 Click File menu Open.

3 Navigate to C:\ My Docum ents\ tutor ia ls, and c lickwallsection.dwg. Click

Open.

4 Click the Layout tab .

5 C lick View m e nu Viewports 2 Viewpo rts to create two vertical lay-

out viewports.

Alternatively, enter VPORTS in the command line.

6 Select Vertical viewport arrangemen t to divide th e specified area vertically

int o t wo viewports of equal size.

Altern atively, en ter v or p ress En ter.

7 Click to specify one corn er of the new layout viewport.8 Drag the cursor and click to specify th e opposite corner as sh own in th e

figure.

9 Select th e left viewport ob ject. Click VP Scale butt on to d isplay list of

scales.




10 Select a scale of 1-1/2"=1'-0" from th e list of scales. Next, righ t-click th e left

viewport object.

11 Click Display Locked Yes to ap ply all pan an d zoom operation s auto-

m atically to t h e paper space layout .

12 Select th e righ t viewpo rt ob ject. Click VP Scale bu tt on to d isplay list of

scales.

13 Select a scale of 3/ 4"=1'-0" from th e list of scales. Next , right -click th e left

viewport object. Click Display Locked Yes.

Th e an n otation scale is autom atically set to th e VP scale.

Con gratulation s! You h ave help ed Viola to set th e viewpo rt scales to d isplay

th e ann otation s at different scales.


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Summary:In this lesson, you learned to create two detail views at different

scales on th e sam e layout for easy com parison .

Next Lesson:Lesson 2: Creating Ann ot ative Styles

Lesson 2: Creating Annotative Styles

In this lesson, you will help Viola to minimize the steps and the complexity

required to annotate a drawing by creating annotative multileader style.

Commands used:MLEADERSTYLE

File Name:wallsection.dwg

Concept:An n otation al objects like (Text, Dimen sion , an d Mu ltileader) h ave

a new an n otative property. Wh en t h e ann otative property is set to Yes, the

object becom es an an n otative object. You n eed to m ake sure th at you h ave

created an n otative styles for th ese objects and set t h ese styles as curren t an d

specify th e Paper Height value for any an n otat ive text styles you 'll use. Paper

Height settin g specifies th e h eight th at th e text will display in p aper space.

Create Annotative Multileader Style

1 Ensure tha t you have wallsection.dwgfile open in t h e work area.

2 Click the Model tab.

3 C lick Form a t m enu Multileader Style.

Alternatively, enter MLEADERSTYLE in the command line.

The Mult ileader Style Man ager dialog box app ears.




NOTE You can use the existing Standard annotative mult ileader style, or

create your own annotative mult ileader styles.

4 In th e Multileader Style Man ager dialog box, click New to create a new

annotative Multileader Style.

5 In th e Create New Multileader Style dialog box, enter new_m style in New

style name field.

6 Verify th e Ann otative option is selected. Click Con tinue.

7 In th e Multileader Style dialog box, on th e Leader Format tab, set th e val-

ues as shown in t h e figure:


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8 Click the Leader Structure tab, select Maxim um leader poin ts and set th e

value to 2.

9 Click the Con tent Tab, ensure th at the Multileader type is Mtext, and t h en

set t h e followin g values as sh own in th e figure:




10 Click OK.

11 Select n ew_m style an d click Set Current to set th is style as th e n ew Multi-

leader Style.

NOTE You can create annotative mult ileaders using the newly created

annotative mult ileader style.

12 Click Close.


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Con gratulation s! You h ave helped Viola to create an an n otative m ultileader

style.

Summary:In th is lesson , you learned t o create a n ew ann otative mu ltileader

style. Th is n ew ann otative m ultileader style is used to create ann otative m ul-

tileaders th ereby m inim izing th e steps requ ired to an n otate a drawing.

To learn m ore abou t wo rkin g with an n otative styles, refer to AutoCAD h elp

for m ore information.

Next Lesson:Lesson 3: Creating Annotative Objects

Lesson 3: Creating Annotative Objects

In this lesson, you will help Viola to create annotative multileaders.

Commands used:MLEADER





Concept:Objects that are com m on ly used to an no tate drawings have a prop-

erty called An n otative. Wh en t h e An n otative property for th ese objects is

tu rn ed on (set to Yes), th ese objects are called an n otat ive object.

Create Annotative M ultileaders

1 Ensure tha t you ha ve wallsection.dwgfile open in t h e work area.

2 In the m odel tab, zoom into th e ra iling a t the top of the re taining wall.

3 C lick Dim e nsion m e nu Multileader.

Altern atively, ent er MLEADER in th e com m an d lin e.

4 In th e Select An n otation Scale dialog box, click OK to proceed.

5 Move th e cursor to th e top section of the retaining wall an d click to

choo se a poin t for th e leader header.

6 Drag the cursor and click to choose the last poin t for the leader lan ding

location.

7 Enter text as shown in the figure.


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Lesson 4: Setting the Scales for Annotative

Objects

In this lesson, you will help Viola to set the scales for annotative objects that

are saved with model space and layout viewports.Commands used:MLEADERSTYLE


Concept:Before you add an n otative objects to your m odel, you set the an n o-

tation scale. Th e ann otation scale sh ould b e set to th e sam e scale as the view-

port in wh ich th e ann otative objects will display in th e layout (or th e plot

scale if plottin g from m odel space). For exam ple, if th e an n otative objects

will display in a viewport th at h as a scale of 1:2, th en you set th e ann otation

scale to 1:2.

Set the Scales for Annotat ive Multileaders


2 In th e model tab, select and right-click th e multileader. On th e sh ortcut

menu, click Annotative Object Scale Add /Delete Scales.

3 In th e Ann otation Object Scale dialog box, click Add.


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4 In t h e Add Scales to Ob ject d ialog box, select th e 1-1/2"=1'-0" scale from

the list. Next, click OK.

5 In th e An n otation Object Scale dialog box, click OK.




6 Click the layout tab an d resize the width of the m ultileader text as shown

in t h e figure.

7 Click the Model Tab.

8 Select th e mu ltileader and right-click. On th e sh ortcut m enu, click An no -

tative Object Scale Add /Delete Scales.

9 In th e Ann otation Object Scale dialog box, click Add.

10 In t h e Add Scales to O bject dialog box, select th e 3/4"=1'-0" scale from th e

list. Next , click OK.


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11 In t h e An n otation object Scale dialog box, click OK.

12 Click th e layout tab an d resize the width of the m ultileader text as shown

in t h e figure.

Con gratulation s! You h ave h elped Viola to set th e scales for an n otative m ul-

tileaders.




Summary:In t h is lesson, you learned to set th e scales for an n otative objects.

To learn m ore about settin g ann otation scale, refer to Auto CAD h elp for more

information.

Next Lesson:Lesson 5: Add in g an d Mo difying Scale Represent ation s

Lesson 5: Adding and Modifying Scale

Representations

In this lesson, you will help Viola to add and modify the scale representations

of the annotative multileader.

Commands used:


Concept:Wh en you create an ann otative object in your drawing, it supportson e ann otation scale: the an n otation scale th at was curren t wh en you cre-

ated th e object. You can upd ate ann otative objects to supp ort addition al

ann otation scales.Wh en you upd ate an an n otative object to support addi-

tion al scales, you ad d ad dition al scale represen tation s to th e object.

Add and M odify Scale Representation


2 Click the Model tab.

3 Click An no tation Scale button on t h e righ t side of th e application or

drawing status bar to display the list of scales. Select the 1'-0"=1'-0" scalefrom th e list.

4 C lick Modify m enu An n otat ive Object Scale Add Curren t Scale.


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5 Select t h e ann otative m ultileader and press ENTER.

6 Click An n otation Scale but ton to display th e list of scales. Select 1"=1'-0"

from th e list.

7 Create a n ew ann otative multileader with an an n otative scale as sh own in

th e figure. For m ore information about creating an n otative mu ltileader,

see Lesson 3: Creating Annotative Objects.

8 On th e right side of th e drawin g or application status bar, click th e An n o-

tation Visibility button to display on ly an n otative objects that supp ort th e

current annotation scale of 1"=1'-0".




NOTE When the Annotation Visibility button is turned on, all annotative

objects are displayed. When the Annotation Visibility but ton is turned

off, only annotative objects that support the current annotation are dis-

played.

Con gratulation s! You h ave helped Viola to ad d an d m odify the scale repre-

sentation of the an n otative m ultileader and to ch ange th e display setting of

annotative objects.

Summary:In th is lesson, you learned to do t h e followin g:

Update an an n otative object to sup port add itional scales

Use th e An n otation Visibility butto n on th e right side of th e application

or drawing status bar to choo se the d isplay settin g for an n otative objects.

To learn m ore about addin g and m odifying scale represent ation s and display-

ing an n otative objects, refer to Auto CAD h elp for m ore information .

Next Lesson:Lesson 6: Making Existing Ob jects An n otat ive


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Lesson 6: Making Existing Objects Annotative

In this lesson, you will help Viola to change an existing hatch to annotative in

the drawing.

Commands used:PROPERTIES


Concept:Th e details in some of your drawin gs can be m odified to t ake advan-

tage of ann otation scalin g. In th is drawing you will chan ge th e EARTH h atch

to becom e ann otative. The oth er hatch es are left as th ey are.

Make Existing Earth Hatch Annotat ive

1 Ensure tha t you have wallsection.dwgfile open in t h e work area.

2 In th e model tab, click the An n otation Visibility button to display allannotative objects.

3 Zoom to th e bottom of the re taining wall sect ion.




4 Click An n otation Scale butt on to d isplay list of scales. Next, select 1-1/

2"=1'-0" from the list.

5 On th e far-left side of th e drawin g, click to select th e EARTH h atch as

shown in th e figure.

6 To display the Properties palette, click Tools m enu Palettes

Properties.

Altern atively, en ter PROPERTIES in th e com m an d line.

7 In th e Properties palette, un der Pattern , click An n otative.


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8 On th e drop-down list, select Yes to chan ge th e ann otative property, but

leave th e h atch scale set to 6.

9 Close th e Properties Palette.




10 Right -click th e selected h atch an d click An n otat ive Object Scale Add/

Delete Scales.

11 Click Add.

NOTE You will not ice that the selected hatch already has the 1-1/2"=1'-0"

scale assigned.

12 In th e Add Scales to Object d ialog box, select 3/ 4"=1'-0" scale. Next, click

OK.


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13 In t h e An n otation Object Scale dialog box, click OK.

14 Click layout tab to com pare the h atches.


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NOTE The hatches in both the layout viewports are displayed at the same

size. All the scaling calculations were done automatically.

Con gratulation s! You h ave helped Viola to ch an ge the EARTH h atch to

becom e ann otative.

Summary:In th is lesson , you learned to m odify the prop erty of existin g

objects in you r drawing to take advant age of an n otative scaling.