SHEET LAYER SCALE DATA

[rrsweetnam]

HOW CAN I SET UP MY DOCUMENT TO ALWAYS SHOW THE SCALE IN FEET/INCHES WHEN APPLICABLE?

THIS IS IN THE TITLE BLOCK SHEET LAYER DATA.

IE: 1/4" = 1'-0" AND NOT 1:48.

Edited January 12, 2023 by rrsweetnam

[Jeff Prince]

Set your document's units to "feet & inches", "feet", or "inches"

Set your viewport to an appropriate architectural scale

Update the scale for the sheet in the titleblock's Sheet Settings by hitting the update button for scale.

Your title block should be using linked text "Sheet Data.Scale"

 

If your units are not set to the above, you will get a scale ratio instead of the traditional display you desire.

[ScottRobinson]

On 1/12/2023 at 6:01 PM, Jeff Prince said:

Set your document's units to "feet & inches", "feet", or "inches"

Set your viewport to an appropriate architectural scale

Update the scale for the sheet in the titleblock's Sheet Settings by hitting the update button for scale.

Your title block should be using linked text "Sheet Data.Scale"

 

If your units are not set to the above, you will get a scale ratio instead of the traditional display you desire.

This method does not work. The default scale format is 1:48.

[Jeff Prince]

1 hour ago, ScottRobinson said:

This method does not work. The default scale format is 1:48.

If you follow the directions I provided, it certainly works.

[Jeff Prince]

Just tested it in 2024, and it still works.  Attached file for reference.

works in 2024 too.vwx

[ScottRobinson]

On 9/22/2023 at 12:07 PM, Jeff Prince said:

Just tested it in 2024, and it still works.  Attached file for reference.

works in 2024 too.vwx 235.51 kB · 1 download

I did all that, compared them to your settings in the file you sent (thank you by the way) and I'm still getting the engineering format. I'm even using 2024. The only difference we have is in the style of title block.

[Nikolay Zhelyazkov]

3 hours ago, ScottRobinson said:

I did all that, compared them to your settings in the file you sent (thank you by the way) and I'm still getting the engineering format. I'm even using 2024. The only difference we have is in the style of title block.

Can you share a test file showing the issue?

[Patrick Thompson]

It was working prior to the SP7 release. Now it defaults to Engineering and it will not revert back... If that helps

[Nikolay Zhelyazkov]

Hello @Patrick Thompson,

 

Could it be that you have selected to always use the selected option? If so, you can open Vectorworks Preferences and then in Sessions tab click on Reset Saved Settings... to clear this. Keep in mind that this will also clear any other saved settings that you have.

 

Let me know if this helps.

 

Best Regards,

Nikolay Zhelyazkov

[Patrick Thompson]

It was an issue with not having a drawing label for the scale to reference so it defaults to engineering values even though your drop down scale is in feet and Inches. It could be a function of our title block data...