AutoCAD: Annotation Scaling in Drawings
2h 44mBeginner2018-05-23
Authors
Shaun Bryant
Autodesk Certified Instructor in both AutoCAD and Revit Architecture
Course details
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.
Learning objectives
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
Learning objectives
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
Skills covered
AutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching this course
- Using the exercise files
- The new AutoCAD 2019 interface
Introduction to Annotation Scaling in AutoCAD
- What is annotation scaling in AutoCAD
- Why use annotation scaling
- How do you use annotation scaling effectively
Objects That Can Be Annotatively Scaled
- Text
- Multiline text
- Blocks and attributes
- Hatches
- Dimensions and dimension styles
- Geometric tolerances
- Multileaders and multileader styles
Text and Annotation Scaling
- Setting up a text layer
- Single-line text
- Multiline text
- Text styles
- Annotation scales and viewport scales
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
Hatches and Annotation Scaling
- Setting up a hatch layer
- Setting a hatch to be annotative
- Annotation scales and viewport scales
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
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
Multileaders and Annotation Scaling
- Using the dimensions layer for multileaders
- Setting the multileader style
- Placing annotative multileaders
- Adding and deleting annotative scales
Using DWG Compare (AutoCAD 2019 Only)
- The DWG compare command
- Generating a comparison drawing
- Comparing your annotation scaling
Conclusion
- Next steps