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Adding a Scale Bar

Updated July 18, 2024


This article applies to:
  • RoadEng Civil
  • RoadEng Forestry

Note: This article/tutorial continues from the previous example.

17. Multi-Plot | Insert Scale Bar. A Scale bar will appear in the middle of your sheet.

18. <Double-click> on the new scale bar to open the Scale Bar Sub-view Options menu.​​​​​​      

                                    Scale Bar Subview.png
                                        Figure 1: Scale Bar Sub-View Options dialog.

19. Keep the Type: Plan Scale, ensure the Scale is set to 800. Add in the optional Title: Distance in Feet. Press OK.

20. Resize and reposition the Scale Bar sub-view, until it appears as in the figure below (also see notes below).

                                            Scale Bar final.png

Figure 2: Scale Bar displayed in Plan Sub-View.

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