Document Scale Methods

Canvas X Draw features scaling options that will certainly be useful to those who work with large documents, such as shape files. When selecting certain options, the Scale Options dialog box opens. When selecting the Set Document Scale command, the Define Document Scale dialog box opens.

To View These Scaling Methods:

Choose Layout | Document Scale.

Scale Options

The Document Scale dialog box appears in the following situations:

• When you select an object and choose Crop And Fit to Sheet, then drag the area you want to crop. Double click inside the crop area.
• When you select an object and choose either Fit All Objects to Sheet or Fit Selection to Sheet.

If you do not wish to scale a certain object, select its respective checkbox.

You also have the option of applying this command to objects on hidden layers.

If you leave a checkbox deselected, the corresponding objects are scaled once you click OK.

Crop and Fit to Sheet

When applied, a hard crop is performed and the resulting objects is scaled proportionally. This command can be used on both image and vector objects.

The document scale and origin are adjusted so that object position and dimensions are preserved.

To Crop and Fit to Sheet:

Drag the crosshair diagonally across the objects to form a cropping rectangle. Place the cursor within the cropping rectangle and click to complete the crop.

You can move or resize the cropping rectangle, if necessary.

Fit All Objects to Sheet

When applied all objects within the document will be scaled proportionally. The objects are contained within the bounds of the top and bottom of the document.

If the document contains 5000+ objects, a warning dialog box appears. All previous operations, including Fit All Objects To Sheet, cannot be undone.

Fit Selection to Sheet

When applied, the selected objects will be scaled proportionally. The objects are contained within the bounds of the top and bottom of the document.

Set Document Scale

You can use this command to customize a document’s drawing scale, which is useful if you are working with objects that have known measurements.

To Use the Set Document Scale Command:

1. Choose Layout | Document Scale | Set Document Scale. The Define Document Scale dialog box opens. The cursor changes to a crosshair.
2. Click the crosshair once to establish the scaling start point.
3. Click a final time to set the scaling end point. The resulting distance is indicated in the Page distance field. The Define Document Scale dialog box opens. The first value is the distance that you measured. The unit of measurement corresponds to the ruler’s unit of measurement.
4. Enter the custom scale in the bottom field and select the unit of measurement from the menu.
5. Click OK.