How do I find a View port scale?

[muck]

I make a veiw port and go into it and set a scale at 3/4"=1'. I then lock
the view port and go back to may drawing. I check the view port standard
scale field and it says 1:16 I am not good at scales and 1:16 may be the same
as 3/4'=1" but why does that field change? Somes I may want to go to the view port
to look and see what the scale is and I find 1:16 (not 3/4"=1").
How can I find the scale for a view port?
Thank you,

[ReMark]

I do it using any of the following:

Quick Properties > Standard Scale.

Properties > Misc > Standard Scale.

Viewports toolbar in the area set aside for Viewport Scale Control.

[todouble22]

I make a veiw port and go into it and set a scale at 3/4"=1'. I then lock
the view port and go back to may drawing. I check the view port standard
scale field and it says 1:16 I am not good at scales and 1:16 may be the same
as 3/4'=1" but why does that field change? Somes I may want to go to the view port
to look and see what the scale is and I find 1:16 (not 3/4"=1").
How can I find the scale for a view port?
Thank you,

they are the same scales..

[erratic]

they are the same scales..

100% correct... and a good tool for all cad drafters that will help with this is a CadCARD... try: cadcard dot com (sorry for no hyperlink - wouldn't let me)

a good tool for quick reference of scale factors, inverse multipliers, their related text heights regarding model space height vs plotted height, dim variables, etc...

-e

[BIGAL]

Sounds like a sheet stuck on the wall.

We plot metric but when setting scales in a view port using keyboard and the vports toolbar I would enter say 4 as a scale hey autocad now says 1:250 so you probably can not without making it a true custom scale have 3/4"=1' displayed

[ica_cici]

Maybe you have same problem with me muck.

I have to make a shop drawing, so I always draw solid object scale 1:1 in model space and the shop drawing in layout.

The shop drawing contains of 3D and 2D drawing. I use viewport for 3D and use solprof command to make 2d then insert it by scale, so the lay out page always plot to scale 1:1 (A4).

The problem is the 3D should be in scale 1:1 and it hards to scale in view port. I also try using scale at zoom command but it does't work.

[ReMark]

Funny. My list of scales include all the normal (Imperial) architectural scales like 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1"=1'-0".

[erratic]

Funny. My list of scales include all the normal (Imperial) architectural scales like 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1"=1'-0".

funny - that's exactly what I was thinking before I got in here and saw your post... but I am pretty sure the default scales are set based on your current environment (i.e. imperial vs metric) and they are also customizable as well through your options/ preferences under the user preferences tab - bottom right (for me).... edit scale list button... check it out!
p e a c e ! ! !
-e