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Using Rulers
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Using Rulers
Rulers appear along the top and left sides of the drawing window. They rep-
resent units of measurement either in actual size, or the page size, depending
on which ruler is active.
Actual (world) rulers are based upon scale settings you choose and indicate
the actual size your drawing represents. For instance, the actual object in
your drawing might be 20’ x 60’. When you create a new drawing, the default
actual (world) scale setting is 1’’ = 1’’. You can select a different scale setting
or create your own custom scale setting using the Drawing Options dialog
box. For more information on setting the scale, see “Setting the Drawing
Scale” on page 47.
Page (output) rulers reflect the size of the drawing page on output, and are
automatically updated to reflect printer or page size settings. For more infor-
mation on setting the current page size, see “Setting the Page Size” on
page 51.
Alternating between page (output) rulers and actual (world) rulers is as
simple as clicking the mouse.
To alternate between actual (world) rulers and page (output) rulers
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Click the actual or page icon in the upper-left corner of the drawing
window, where the top and left rulers intersect.
To change the actual (world) scale factor
1 On the Tools menu, click Drawing Options. The Drawing Options dialog
box appears.
2 Click the Scale page tab, then click the Any Scale page tab.
3 Click a scale from the list box.
4 (optional) Click a page tab for an alternate scaling method, then define a
scaling factor.
5 Click OK. The scaling factor you selected is applied to the current
drawing page.
To hide the rulers from view
1 On the View menu, click Options. The View Options dialog box appears.
2 Click the Appearance page tab.
3 Uncheck the Rulers check box on the Screen section. When checked, the
rulers are displayed in the drawing window.