Dimension & Text size in multiple viewports
Dimension & Text size in multiple viewports
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Help Please.... New to draftsight and returning to CAD after many years in the field.
If I draw both the plan and elevation views of a structure in model space, dimension and add text. When I create multiple viewports in paper space either the text is excessively large in one view and ok in the other or ok in one and unreadable in the other when plotted.
Is there a way to set up so that text heights are the same?
An 'idiots guide' would be much appreciated...
If I draw both the plan and elevation views of a structure in model space, dimension and add text. When I create multiple viewports in paper space either the text is excessively large in one view and ok in the other or ok in one and unreadable in the other when plotted.
Is there a way to set up so that text heights are the same?
An 'idiots guide' would be much appreciated...





RE: Dimension & Text size in multiple viewports
RE: Dimension & Text size in multiple viewports
I seam to remember back in the day with AutoCAD that you had to set a scale for your viewport and then a scale factor for the text / dimension to get them to display at an acceptable size, but I cant find anything similar if draftsight online help etc.
RE: Dimension & Text size in multiple viewports
I think I remember the same thing you do about AutoCAD. There's one of those ON/OFF settings for "match viewport scale".
RE: Dimension & Text size in multiple viewports
Open Tools menu, select Options at the bottom.
Options dialog box will pop up.
On the left side, there is a gray box with 6 categories. Click on "Drafting Styles".
It will have 5 categories, probably all will be closed. Click on the "+" box beside "Dimension".
Dimension category will have a bunch of sub-categories. Click on the "+" box beside "Fit".
Under the Fit category, click on the "+" box beside "Dimension scale".
Click on the selection bubble for "Scale dimensions according to sheet". There you go.