viewport scale referencing

[former Revit user]

Hello all,

I was wondering if there's a way to link the Viewport scale to a drawing label or other reference marker so that when I change the scale of the viewport, it will automatically update the scale in the label?

Thanks again for any help or direction

[Pat Stanford]

If you put the Drawing Label inside the Viewport Annotation, then the scale on the marker will automatically update with the viewport. This wokrs with Scale Bars also.

Pat

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[former Revit user]

Thanks a lot for the quick response,

Two more points though:

When I change the name of the viewport, how do I maintain that connection with the drawing label?

Another question, the answer to which might hold the key to the previous question;

If I copy a drawing label into the viewport, how do I get the information to "update" or "reconnect" to that viewport? (where's the connection?)

And finally;

How would I go about editing the presentation of the scale, say to remove the scale text so that it only read a numerical value?

Thank you again

Edited August 20, 2007 by former Revit user

[former Revit user]

Maybe I should ask, are there any scripting options to facilitate this, and/or other coordination possibilities?

Thanks again and my apologies if this is more of the same from a previous post.

[Pat Stanford]

As of 12.5, you would have to manually go into the annotation and edit the Drawing Label to put in a different name. It will not automatically update based on a changed Viewport name. It can probably be done with a fairly short VectorScript. How often are you doing this?

Pat

[former Revit user]

I guess it's one of those things that when it's gone you miss it, when it's there you take it for granted.

I would be interested in learning how to do this using VS, even if it isn't the most useful tool in the bag it is a step for me towards understanding the program better.

Do you then have any suggestions as to where I might find/learn this relatively simple script?

thanks