Draft annotation scale widget
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Draft annotation scale widget |
Menu location |
---|
None |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
0.19 |
See also |
Draft SetStyle |
Description
With the Draft annotation scale widget the Draft annotation scale can be specified. This scale determines the ViewScale Multiplier of new Draft Texts, Draft Dimensions and Draft Labels. The widget is an optional GUI element that is located in the Status bar.
Usage
- Press the x:x button in the Status bar. The button displays the current annotation scale.
- The scale menu opens.
- Do one of the following:
- Select one of the standard scales.
- Select the custom option:
- In the dialog box that opens enter a custom scale using the
x:x
or thex=x
format. - Press Enter or the OK button.
- In the dialog box that opens enter a custom scale using the
File:Draft annotation scale widget example.png
The Draft annotation scale widget
Preferences
See also: Preferences Editor and Draft Preferences.
- The Draft annotation scale widget is optional: Edit → Preferences... → Draft → User interface settings → Draft Statusbar → Annotation scale widget.
- To change the annotation scale without the widget: Tools → Edit parameters... → BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Draft → DraftAnnotationScale. The scale is defined by a single number. For a scale of
1:50
enter0.02
.
Draft
- Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
- Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
- Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path link array, Point array, Point link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view
- Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
- Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid
- Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
- Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
- Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state
User documentation
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