Scaling a View

This task will show you how to modify the scale of a view.

 

Before You Begin, make sure you customized the following settings:

Grid:
De-activate the Grid icon from the Tools toolbar (bottom right).

View names and scaling factors:
Go to Tools->Options (Mechanical Design -> Drafting option at the left of the dialog box, Layout tab) and check the View name and Scaling factor options.

 

Open the GenDrafting_detailview_scale.CATDrawing document.
1. Right-click the frame of the view to be modified. In this case, right-click the detail view.

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2. Select the Properties option from the displayed contextual menu.

3. Enter the new Scale value in the Properties dialog box. For example, 3.
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4. Click OK.

The detail view is updated. Note that only the generative elements (axes included) are scaled, neither the view name nor the dimension.

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