DrawingScale Element

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09/15/2015

Represents the value of the drawing unit in the current drawing scale.

The drawing scale for the page is the ratio of the page unit contained in the PageScale element to the drawing unit. The units of this element determine default length (DL) units for the page.

Syntax

<DrawingScale
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</DrawingScale>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is NUM. For details about NUM, see Units of measure.

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property	Value
Name	DrawingScale
Minimum Occurrences	0
Maximum Occurrences	1

Element information

Parent elements

PageProps

Child elements

None

The DrawingScale element is relevant only when contained in a PageSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet , Shape , or StyleSheet element.

Example

In the following example, the drawing scale has been specified as architectural ( DrawingScaleType set to 1), or 3/32" = 1'0". The value in the PageScale element is 0.09375 inches (or 3/32") and the value in the DrawingScale element is 12 inches (or 1'0"). (The example has been excerpted for clarity.)