does anybody know if i can change the annotation scale for visual purposes? I am a civil 3d user, "being trained" (training myself) in microstation. dude at work says there is no way to change the annotation scale to make it easier to see my stuff while im moving around in the model. i am having to zoom way in just to be able to make out what the point number is, etc, because everything is so large, its crowding my view. im attaching a screen shot because i know being new at this, im sure that im not explaining well. thanks in advance!
Hi Laryn,
at first, please read and follow the best practices. To tag the post "MicroStation" is not enough, because there are several generations and many different versions used, so even when an answer can be similar, where to find or set something can be completely different, depending on version.
Laryn Rayburn said:im attaching a screen shot
I do not know how you insert the picture, but it is useless, because very low resolution. Use Insert > Insert image/video/file tool, when you want to attach picture or file.
Laryn Rayburn said:does anybody know if i can change the annotation scale for visual purposes?
As mwlong and Karl Todt wrote, it depends, whether elements (text, cell..) are placed as annotations, or not.
The scale, as Karl wrote, can be set e.g. in model properties, but there is also dialog available, that can be opened using key-in "dialog drawingscale open" (works both in V8i and CE).
Laryn Rayburn said:i am having to zoom way in just to be able to make out what the point number is
Sounds a bit like a lack of knowledge how to use MicroStation efficiently. To use multiple views (e.g for overview and detail(s)) often helps.
With regards,
Jan
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