StandardScale Property (ActiveX)

Specifies the standard scale for the layout, viewport, or plot configuration.

Supported platforms: Windows only

Signature

VBA:

object.StandardScale

object

Type: Layout, PlotConfiguration, PViewport

The object this property applies to.

Property Value

Read-only: No

Type: acPlotScale enum; Layout and PlotConfiguration objects, acViewportScale enum; PViewport objects

acPlotScale enum

• acScaleToFit: Scale to Fit
• ac1_128in_1ft: 1/128"= 1'
• ac1_64in_1ft: 1/64"= 1'
• ac1_32in_1ft: 1/32"= 1'
• ac1_16in_1ft: 1/16"= 1'
• ac3_32in_1ft: 3/32"= 1'
• ac1_8in_1ft: 1/8" = 1'
• ac3_16in_1ft: 3/16"= 1'
• ac1_4in_1ft: 1/4" = 1'
• ac3_8in_1ft: 3/8" = 1'
• ac1_2in_1ft: 1/2" = 1'
• ac3_4in_1ft: 3/4" = 1'
• ac1in_1ft: 1"= 1'
• ac3in_1ft: 3"= 1'
• ac6in_1ft: 6"= 1'
• ac1ft_1ft: 1'= 1'
• ac1_1: 1:1
• ac1_2: 1:2
• ac1_4: 1:4
• ac1_8: 1:8
• ac1_10: 1:10
• ac1_16: 1:16
• ac1_20: 1:20
• ac1_30: 1:30
• ac1_40: 1:40
• ac1_50: 1:50
• ac1_100: 1:100
• ac2_1: 2:1
• ac4_1: 4:1
• ac8_1: 8:1
• ac10_1: 10:1
• ac100_1: 100:1

acViewportScale enum

• acVpScaleToFit: Scale to fit
• acVpCustomScale: Custom
• acVp1_128in_1ft: 1/128"= 1'
• acVp1_64in_1ft: 1/64"= 1'
• acVp1_32in_1ft: 1/32"= 1'
• acVp1_16in_1ft: 1/16"= 1'
• acVp3_32in_1ft: 3/32"= 1'
• acVp1_8in_1ft: 1/8" = 1'
• acVp3_16in_1ft: 3/16"= 1'
• acVp1_4in_1ft: 1/4" = 1'
• acVp3_8in_1ft: 3/8" = 1'
• acVp1_2in_1ft: 1/2" = 1'
• acVp3_4in_1ft: 3/4" = 1'
• acVp1and1_2in_1ft: 1-1/2"= 1'
• acVp3in_1ft: 3"= 1'
• acVp6in_1ft: 6"= 1'
• acVp1ft_1ft: 1'= 1'
• acVp1_1: 1:1
• acVp1_2: 1:2
• acVp1_4: 1:4
• acVp1_8: 1:8
• acVp1_10: 1:10
• acVp1_16: 1:16
• acVp1_20: 1:20
• acVp1_30: 1:30
• acVp1_40: 1:40
• acVp1_50: 1:50
• acVp1_100: 1:100
• acVp2_1: 2:1
• acVp4_1: 4:1
• acVp8_1: 8:1
• acVp10_1: 10:1
• acVp100_1: 100:1

Remarks

To set the viewport to a custom scale, set this property to acVpCustomScale and then use the CustomScale property to define the custom scale value.

Changes to this property will not be visible until after a regeneration of the drawing. Use the Regen method to regenerate the drawing.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_StandardScale()
    ' This example will access the active layout for the current drawing
    ' and list the standard scale for that Layout.
    ' It then changes the standard scale for the layout, and finally
    ' resets the scale back to its original value.

    Dim Layout As ACADLayout
    Dim currScale As Integer
    
    ' Get the activeLayout
    Set Layout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout
    
    ' Find the current standard scale
    currScale = Layout.StandardScale
    MsgBox "The current standard scale is : " & Layout.StandardScale
    
    ' Change the standard scale to 100:1
    Layout.StandardScale = ac100_1
    MsgBox "The new standard scale is : " & Layout.StandardScale
    
    ' Reset the original standard scale
    Layout.StandardScale = currScale
    MsgBox "The new standard scale is : " & Layout.StandardScale
    
End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_StandardScale()
    ;; This example will access the active layout for the current drawing
    ;; and list the standard scale for that Layout.
    ;; It then changes the standard scale for the layout, and finally
    ;; resets the scale back to its original value.
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object))
    (setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))
    
    ;; Get the activeLayout
    (setq Layout (vla-get-ActiveLayout doc))
    
    ;; Find the current standard scale
    (setq currScale (vla-get-StandardScale Layout))
    (alert (strcat "The current standard scale is : " (itoa currScale)))
    
    ;; Change the standard scale to 100:1
    (vla-put-StandardScale Layout ac100_1)
    (alert (strcat "The new standard scale is : " (itoa (vla-get-StandardScale Layout))))
    
    ;; Reset the original standard scale
    (vla-put-StandardScale Layout currScale)
    (alert (strcat "The new standard scale is : " (itoa (vla-get-StandardScale Layout))))
)