Annotative Components of AutoCAD MEP Objects
Domain
TIP
You can use the conversion tools provided with the software to update large numbers of schematic symbols
to be annotative. For more information, see
Customizing Schematic Symbol Content
on page 630.
The Hatch display component is not an annotative component of an object. Therefore, it does not scale
accordingly when the annotation scale changes.
IMPORTANT
Objects with annotative components that are block-based (for example, flow arrows on air terminals,
and view blocks for devices) are considered annotative based on whether Use Annotation Scale (for Block) is
selected. The Annotative property in the associated block definition has no bearing on whether the object is
annotative.
Other Annotative Objects
The following AutoCAD Architecture objects can be annotative depending on their configuration:
■
Multi-view Blocks (MvBlocks)
■
AEC dimensions
For more information, see Annotation Scaling in the AutoCAD Architecture Help.
The following AutoCAD objects can be annotative depending on their configuration:
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Text
■
MText
■
Dimensions
■
Leaders
■
Blocks
■
Hatching
■
Linetypes
If the MSLTSCALE system variable is set to 1, linetypes displayed in model space are scaled according to
the annotation scale. If the PSLTSCALE system variable is set to 1, linetypes displayed in paper space are
scaled according to the viewport scale in paper space. For more information, see “MSLTSCALE” and
“PSLTSCALE” in the AutoCAD Help.
For more information on scaling AutoCAD objects, see “Scale Annotations” in the AutoCAD Help.
Setting the Annotation Scale
You can specify different annotation scales for model space and for individual viewports in paper space.
When you change the annotation scale, annotative objects and objects with annotative components are
scaled accordingly. Connected objects, such as the wires connected to devices, are also updated accordingly.
You do not need to regenerate the model.
In paper space, the viewport scale and the annotation scale are synchronized. When you change the viewport
scale, the annotation scale is changed to match. However, you can change the viewport scale without
affecting the annotation scale by zooming in or out of the viewport with the mouse wheel or by using the
zoom commands.
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