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 Wire

Description

With the Draft annotation scale widget the ViewScale Multiplier, the annotation scale, of new Draft Texts, Draft Dimensions and Draft Labels can be specified. The widget is an optional GUI element that is located in the Status bar.

Usage

  1. Press the x:x button in the Status bar. The button displays the current annotation scale.
  2. The scale menu opens.
  3. 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 the {{{1}}} format.
      • Press Enter or the OK button.

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 enter 0.02.