Change a drawing sheet scale

On some drawings, changing the sheet scale will produce a small dialog box
that says:

Do you want to...
_ Scale the annotations' position
_ Scale annotations' text height

Does anyone know what causes this box? I can start a new test drawing and
change the scale all I want and not get that message. I can go to some
existing drawings and get it. Others I do not get that prompt. What is the
trigger that makes the difference?

WT

 

Wayne,
I noticed the same thing yesterday (SWX07 SP4) when I was updating the
drawing border on 25 drawings - nothing had changed in the drawing,
the only change was the company's phone number but on some drawings I
got the prompt - on others I didn't!

My guess is as good as yours why!

Kev

 

I think this has to do with whether or not there are annotations on the
sheet.

 

One would think so, but my test drawing had dims, weld symbols, notes, &
stacked balloons. That should have covered the range, I would think.

WT

 

And they were on the sheet as well as on individual views? I just did a
quick test, and this seems to be the case.

 

I believe you have found it - you have to also have some kind of
annotation on the sheet as well as in a drawing view. In my previous
test, I had everything in a view out of habit. If you check the lower
box to scale the height, it will change the font size of the dims in
the views as well as the annotations. If you check the upper box, it
appears to only reposition the annotations that are on the sheet, not
in a view, but the dims still move as they should. Interesting indeed
- I'll have to see what 2008 does.

WT

 

We get the note all the time when I change the sheet scale on our
drawings. I have two annotations on the face of the drawing not
attached to a view. Our control stamp and a general note. If the
notes are on the sheet format the pop-up does not show.

I think you guys have hit on the reason for this pop-up. What do you
want to do with the annotations notes not tied to a drawing view is
the question SW is asking.

Cheers,

Anna

 

True, but it also changes the font size of the dimensions in the drawing
views. That's what started the investigation this time - we were getting
some drawings where the dims were the wrong size. Come to find out that the
user was also clicking the box to scale the annotations' scale.

WT