Text string for SCALE is tied to Zoom? Why?

[Cheryl_C_Crane]

This is sure to be a "User Error". 

Text String for Scale seems to be tied to the level of Zoom. 

I sent a little Plan to a Layout Page at 3/8". I will be sending everything on this plan at different scales so page -0- I used the Insert %Scale% from the drop down. I was surprised that it wasn't 3/8" on page 1 but instead an unexpected result.

 

Is there a way to get the scale from "Send to Layout" on each page?

 

 

 

[DRAWZILLA]

I always use the box scale in the layout box label and never have that problem.

[Alaskan_Son]

You can do what Perry says,  but the one you're using should work as well.  As you say,  it will change while you are zooming in and out, but it will print correctly.  

[Joe_Carrick]

Better to use a "Graphic Scale" in the Plan - that will always be correct.

[Cheryl_C_Crane]

Perry & Michael, are you just using Text to type in the scale on each page of the Layout?

 

Michael, I'll try printing it. Thanks to you both for responding, ~C

[glennw]

Cheryl,

If I understand you correctly.

You want the scale of the layout box to display for each layout box.

To do that you need to open the layout box dbx and use %box_scale%

 

Using %scale% in a text box on the layout sheet will display the visual zoom level for that layout page - probably not what you want.

 

[DRAWZILLA]

Thank you Glen , that's what I was trying to say but was too busy to explain.

[Alaskan_Son]

4 hours ago, glennw said:

Cheryl,

If I understand you correctly.

You want the scale of the layout box to display for each layout box.

To do that you need to open the layout box dbx and use %box_scale%

 

Using %scale% in a text box on the layout sheet will display the visual zoom level for that layout page - probably not what you want.

 

 

%scale% is most useful once you print.  Once printed (to paper or PDF) it will correctly report either:

• Your Drawing Scale if you place it directly into layout (this is almost always 1" = 1")
• Your Layout View Scale if placed into plan view (1/4" = 1' or whatever scale you're using).  This is what most people are typically after.  You can get the same thing by using the %box_scale% macro but this requires using the actual layout box label which is not always ideal.  

[Joe_Carrick]

%scale% is best used in the Plan.  It's useless in the Layout.