AutoCAD Annotation Scaling in Drawings (updated May 23, 2018)

On August 17, 2018

In 2D Drawing , AutoCAD , Lynda

Release date:2017, January 25

Duration:02 h 43 m

Author:Shaun Bryant

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Annotation scaling allows you to scale objects in your layout to ensure that your designs are effectively communicated to the building contractor on the job site, the production team on the factory floor, or the interior designer at the office. As operative design communication is imperative for all AutoCAD users, annotation scaling is a fundamental part of your AutoCAD skillset. In this course, explore objects that can be annotatively scaled in your AutoCAD drawings. Learn about text, blocks, hatching, multileaders, and more.
Topics include:
Setting up a text layer
Setting up an annotative block and attribute
Inserting blocks and attributes into the drawing
Managing annotative attributes
Setting a hatch to be annotative
Using a dimensioning layer
Setting up a dimensioning text style
Adding and deleting annotative scales
Setting up a tolerances layer
Adding and deleting annotative scales
Using a dimensions layer for multileaders
Placing annotative multileaders

Table of Contents

Introduction
Welcome 46s
What you should know before watching this course 54s
Using the exercise files 1m 8s
The new AutoCAD 2019 interface 1m 30s
1. Introduction to Annotation Scaling in AutoCAD
What is annotation scaling in AutoCAD? 3m 3s
Why use annotation scaling? 2m 42s
How do you use annotation scaling effectively? 3m 23s
2. Objects That Can Be Annotatively Scaled
Text 5m 3s
Multiline text 3m 44s
Blocks and attributes 4m 30s
Hatches 3m 45s
Dimensions and dimension styles 4m 29s
Geometric tolerances 4m 41s
Multileaders and multileader styles 3m 30s
3. Text and Annotation Scaling
Setting up a text layer 2m 59s
Single-line text 4m 57s
Multiline text 3m 26s
Text styles 4m 11s
Annotation scales and viewport scales 4m 40s
4. Blocks and Annotation Scaling
Working with layer 1m 40s
Setting up an annotative block 5m 48s
Setting up an annotative attribute 9m 51s
Inserting blocks and attributes into the drawing 5m 6s
Managing annotative attributes 7m 29s
5. Hatches and Annotation Scaling
Setting up a hatch layer 1m 58s
Setting a hatch to be annotative 1 4m 17s
Annotation scales and viewport 1 scales 2m 28s
6. Dimensions and Annotation Scaling
Using a dimensioning layer 3m 2s
Setting up a dimensioning text style 5m 13s
Making the dimension style annotative 4m 19s
Placing the annotative dimensions 3m 9s
Adding and deleting annotative scales 4m 18s
7. Tolerances and Annotation Scaling
Setting up a tolerances layer 2m 24s
Setting up the tolerances style 2m 21s
Adding tolerances to the drawing 3m 3s
Annotation scales and viewport scales 2m 18s
Adding and deleting annotative scales 2 m 43s
8. Multileaders and Annotation Scaling
Using the dimensions layer for multileaders 2m 51s
Setting the multileader style 4m 28s
Placing annotative multileaders 3m 28s
Adding and deleting annotative scales 5m 16s
9. Using DWG Compare (AutoCAD 2019 Only)
The DWG compare command 1m 59s
Generating a comparison drawing 3m 9s
Comparing your annotation scaling 5m 29s
Conclusion
Next steps 2m 11s