How to add automatic scale fields to viewports in AutoCAD
Learn how to add automatic scale fields to Viewports in AutoCAD.


Learn how to add automatic scale fields to Viewports in AutoCAD.
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AutoCAD 2027
April 17

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The PDF Preset dropdown menu becomes greyed out and inactive when selecting the option to Publish to PDF in the Publish dialog in AutoCAD.

When working on AutoCAD drawings or creating drawing templates, especially for drawing sheets with large number of viewports, it is more efficient to use FIELDS for scale annotations

When opening a Plant 3D P&ID file from a cloud project, the tag text and/or instrumentation bubble text may shift. This behavior is intermittent and does not occur every time the P&ID file is opened.

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