AutoCAD: Annotation Scaling in Drawings

Learn how to use annotation scaling in AutoCAD to effectively scale objects in your layout. Learn about text, blocks, hatching, multileaders, and more.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files
• The new AutoCAD 2019 interface

1. Introduction to Annotation Scaling in AutoCAD

• What is annotation scaling in AutoCAD?
• Why use annotation scaling?
• How do you use annotation scaling effectively?

2. Objects That Can Be Annotatively Scaled

• Text
• Multiline text
• Blocks and attributes
• Hatches
• Dimensions and dimension styles
• Geometric tolerances
• Multileaders and multileader styles

3. Text and Annotation Scaling

• Setting up a text layer
• Single-line text
• Multiline text
• Text styles
• Annotation scales and viewport scales

4. Blocks and Annotation Scaling

• Working with layer 0
• Setting up an annotative block
• Setting up an annotative attribute
• Inserting blocks and attributes into the drawing
• Managing annotative attributes

5. Hatches and Annotation Scaling

• Setting up a hatch layer
• Setting a hatch to be annotative
• Annotation scales and viewport scales

6. Dimensions and Annotation Scaling

• Using a dimensioning layer
• Setting up a dimensioning text style
• Making the dimension style annotative
• Placing the annotative dimensions
• Adding and deleting annotative scales

7. Tolerances and Annotation Scaling

• Setting up a tolerances layer
• Setting up the tolerances style
• Adding tolerances to the drawing
• Annotation scales and viewport scales
• Adding and deleting annotative scales

8. Multileaders and Annotation Scaling

• Using the dimensions layer for multileaders
• Setting the multileader style
• Placing annotative multileaders
• Adding and deleting annotative scales

9. Using DWG Compare (AutoCAD 2019 Only)

• The DWG compare command
• Generating a comparison drawing
• Comparing your annotation scaling

Conclusion

• Next steps