Set Standard Scale Defaults

• To view, and if necessary modify, the default settings for the standard scales to be used during drawing production, select Default_Settings > Standard Scales from the menu bar on the H&S Batch Macro Generation form.

  A H&S Standard Scales form displays as shown.

  

  Note: Standard scales are relevant only if View Graphics to Scale is set to ON on the H&S Overall Defaults form.

  The Standard Scales scrollable list shows all currently defined scales, each of which is defined in terms of a graphical scaling factor (for example, 0.04) and an equivalent text description to be used in the drawing's title block (for example, 1:25). The individual settings corresponding to the current list selection are shown in the Scale and Drg Text text boxes, ready for editing if necessary.

  You can modify the list in any of the following ways:

  • Change the scaling factor and/or drawing text for an existing standard scale definition.

  • Add a new standard scale definition to the list.

  • Delete an existing standard scale definition from the list.

  Note: The scales must be listed in descending order.

Modifying a Standard Scale

To modify an existing standard scale definition:

1. Select the appropriate line in the list.

2. Edit the Scale and/or Drg Text entries as required.

3. Use the option button to select Replace.

   The current list selection will be updated to the new settings.

Adding a New Standard Scale

To add a new standard scale definition to the list:

4. Select a line in the list which is adjacent to (before or after, it does not matter which) the position for the new entry.

5. Edit the Scale and Drg Text entries to the settings required for the new standard scale definition.

6. Use the option button to select Insert Before or Insert After, relative to the currently selected line, as appropriate.

   The newly defined standard scale will be inserted into the list in the specified position and the subsequent list items will be renumbered appropriately.

Deleting a Standard Scale

To delete an existing standard scale definition:

7. Select the appropriate line in the list.

8. Use the option button to select Delete.

   The current list selection will be deleted from the standard scale definitions and the remaining list items will be renumbered appropriately.

Note: All defaults are applied automatically as you set them. You can Dismiss the H&S Standard Scales form when you have finished with it without affecting the current settings. The settings will be saved from the H&S Batch Macro Generation form when you save a defaults file or create a batch macro.