Topic: Annotation Text, Selecting Ghost Text without changing anno scale

[MSTG007]

Is there a method to selecting the bigger ghost text to move instead of changing the 1" = 30' annotation text to be the bigger size? I don't want to apply the annotation text to all the other objects.

Sorry I am having a fabulous Friday of cant remember ________________ . lol

[Rob...]

I find that working through the viewport that shows that scale assigned to it to be the easiest way to do this.

[MSTG007]

But doesn't that still effect the other text(s) that are in the drawing when just trying to move one text?

[Rob...]

Yes, I use grip edits, not commands.

[Jeff H]

Make sure you have ANNOAUTOSCALE = 0 or negative value when you change the annotation scale.
ANNOAUTOSCALE

[MSTG007]

Is it a good practice to leave that turned off? lol. (Specially in a template) lol.

So with that turned off, I can add a scale to a piece of text, change annotation scales and nothing else will adjust except the text I assigned it too.

interesting... I know that is so 101... sorry

[Crank]

Turn it off and hide the icon. ANNOAUTOSCALE is something that you don't want.

Also keep the scalelist as short as possible: In OPTIONS go to 'User Preferences' -> 'Default Scale List' and delete all scales except 1:1
Only when you need a new scale, you should add it:

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(defun c:1:1 ()(MaakSchaal 1))
(defun c:1:2 ()(MaakSchaal 2))
(defun c:1:5 ()(MaakSchaal 5))
(defun c:1:10 ()(MaakSchaal 10))
(defun c:1:20 ()(MaakSchaal 20))
(defun c:1:50 ()(MaakSchaal 50))
(defun c:1:100 ()(MaakSchaal 100))
(defun c:1:200 ()(MaakSchaal 200))
(defun c:1:500 ()(MaakSchaal 500))
(defun c:1:1000 ()(MaakSchaal 1000))
(defun c:1:2000 ()(MaakSchaal 2000))
(defun c:1:5000 ()(MaakSchaal 5000))
(defun c:1:10000 ()(MaakSchaal 10000))

(defun MaakSchaal (waarde / e schaal)
(command ".undo" "be")
(setq schaal (strcat "1:" (itoa waarde)))
(setq e (getvar "EXPERT"))(setvar "EXPERT" 5)
(command ".-scalelistedit" "A" schaal schaal "Exit")
(setvar "EXPERT" e)
(if (and (zerop (getvar "TILEMODE"))(zerop (getvar "VPMAXIMIZEDSTATE"))(eq (getvar "CVPORT") 1))
(princ "\nThe scale has been added to the scalelist.")
(setvar "CANNOSCALE" schaal)
)
(command ".undo" "end")
(princ)
)

To purge scales that are not in use, you can add

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(command "._-scalelistedit" "_delete" "*" "_exit") to your startup-routine.