Printing Text and Dimensions

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Text may not appear accurately on screen when the font used by the printer is different than the font used on screen. Consult your printer documentation for more information on font substitution.

Default text character height is set in the Text Defaults dialog. See "Text Defaults".

Dimension number height is affected by scaling the same way text is and is set in the Dimension Defaults dialog. See "Dimension Defaults".

The following tables detail the resulting print height when character height is assigned at a given scale. These tables can be used to determine the necessary character height for printed output of a certain size.

The relationship between character height and printed scale is also addressed in the Text Specification dialog. See "Sizing Text".

Imperial Plans


	Plan Scale in Layout	Desired Print Height	Necessary Character Height
A	1/8" = 1'	1"	96"
		½"	48"
		3/8"	36"
		¼"	24"
		1/8"	12"
B	¼" = 1'	1"	48"
		½"	24"
		3/8"	18"
		¼"	12"
		1/8"	6"
C	3/8" = 1 '	1"	36"
		½"	18"
		3/8"	12"
		¼"	8"
		1/8"	4:
D	½" = 1 '	1"	24"
		½"	12"
		3/8"	9"
		¼"	6"
		1/8"	3"
E	¾" = 1'	1"	16"
		½"	8"
		3/8"	6"
		¼"	4"
		1/8"	2"

If, for example, you print or send a view to layout at 1/8"=1' scale, refer to Section A.

In Section A, find your Desired Print Height, then note the Necessary Character Height that you need to use.

For text in layout views to be 1/8" high, for example, the character height in the drawing needs to be set at 12.

Metric Plans


	Plan Scale in Layout	Desired Print Height	Necessary Character Height
A	1:25m	25 mm	62.5 mm
		20 mm	50 mm
		15 mm	37.5 mm
		10 mm	25 mm
		5 mm	12.5 mm
B	1:50m	25 mm	125 mm
		20 mm	100 mm
		15 mm	73 mm
		10 mm	50 mm
		5 mm	25 mm
C	1:75m	25 mm	187.5 mm
		20 mm	150 mm
		15 mm	112.5 mm
		10 mm	75 mm
		5 mm	37.5 mm
D	1:100m	25 mm	250 mm
		20 mm	200 mm
		15 mm	150 mm
		10 mm	100 mm
		5 mm	50 mm
E	1:200m	25 mm	500 mm
		20 mm	400 mm
		15 mm	300 mm
		10 mm	200 mm
		5 mm	100 mm

Different fonts may introduce slight variations in text height. When conducting your own printing tests to determine optimal text height in a Layout, we recommend using a true-type or open-type font.