DatabaseScale Property

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DatabaseScale Property

Specifies the database scale at which the horizontal axis of the drawing is displayed.

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Signature

object.DatabaseScale

object

DatabasePreferences The object or objects this property applies to.

DatabaseScale

Double; read-write
The database (horizontal) scale. For example, for a 1:200 scale, type 200.

Remarks

The database (horizontal) scale controls the size of annotation placed in the drawing, including text, scaled blocks and special lines. It does not affect the line lengths or point coordinates because they are always defined in real world coordinates, not to any scale. Neither does it affect any design data in the drawing or project files.

If you change the DatabaseScale property in the middle of a drawing session, then any annotation added subsequently is scaled accordingly.