Dim scale usage Ver 2009

Dim scale usage Ver 2009:

I am making a template drawing with various scales in paper space. The existing Dims have a dim scale of 8. Should I have keep my dim scale on 8 or should it be 1. Can some explain how dimscale should be used for various

scales.

Thank you,

If you're making paperspace dimstyles, your Dim scale overall (under Fit) should be 1 and your Dim scale linear (under Primary Units) should be set to the scale factor you desire.

So there is acturally two or more dimscales I will need to deal with?

So what about setting all of them to one?

Thank you,

Dim scale overall controls the size of the features, text, arrows, offsets, etc.

Dim scale linear controls the measurement itself, i.e. a dimension of a 2 unit line with a Dim scale linear of 5 would display the dimension as a 10 unit line.

Set the Dim scale linear to your viewport's scale factor. 1/4"=1'-0" means a scale factor of 48 as there are 48 quarter inches in one foot.

Ok, please look at the attached drawing. I am trying to make a template

drawing for scales only on 24 x 36" border.

Scales-2.dwg

Note the attached drawing has consistent text sizes but the dims

and dim text sizes differ. What is the proper way to get the dims the same

in both viewports in paper space.

Okay, I think I see where the confusion is coming from. I thought you were looking to make dimstyles for use in your layouts from templates. This should clear it up...

If you are dimensioning in model space:

Dim scale overall = scale factor

Dim scale linear = 1

If you are dimensioning in paper space:

Dim scale overall = 1

Dim scale linear = scale factor

Sorry for any undue confusion.

ok, What is the differance in "overall dimscale" and "linear dimscale" and

how are they set in AutoCAD.

Thank you,

When creating a dimstyle, Dim scale overall represents the value when an overall scale is selected from the Fit tab. The Dim scale linear represents the scale factor specified for the Measurement Scale under the Primary Units tab. You may also want to look into making the dimensions annotative. Read through AutoCADs help files on annotative objects for more information there.

What about if you have 3 or more view ports with different scales?

Is there any good web tutorials on this?

Thank you,

Take a look an attached drawing. Looks like using annotation seems to off

set things as shown in the right side dim in layout 2. Is that a problem with

annotation? Is this drawing the right approach for a template drawing

using scales?

Scales-2.dwg