Scaling dimension text in printed and exported files

You can set a scaling factor for the size of the dimension text per drawing (1up or layout) or during exporting files.

Types of scaling patterns

You can use two patterns of scaling the dimension text:

• Scales, You set a multiplier for the globally set dimension text size. For example, if the globally set dimension text size is 9, the text that you will see on the printed or exported file will be multiplier*9.
• Target Size, You set the size of the media on which you will print. The program uses this size to compute the multiplier by which to multiply the globally set dimension text size. Applying this multiplier ensures that once the drawing is printed out, you can see exactly the dimension text size set globally.

The two methods do not affect each other, and scaling patterns can be created independently. Learn more about how to set scaling patterns.

Applying scaling patterns

IMPORTANT: When you have applied a scaling pattern to a drawing, this makes the dimensions in this drawing zoomable automatically, regardless of whether zoomable text is not selected globally.

After you have defined scaling patterns, they appear as available scaling options, as follows:

• In the drawing's properties:

• When files are being exported: