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‘Constant in plan’ pattern setting

Pattern and reference scale

When set to Constant in layout, the size of the pattern elements in layouts always remains constant, regardless of the scale at which the layout elements have been placed.

Patterns are displayed differently in layouts and documents. The display in layouts is of relevance.

Display in layout

The size of the pattern elements is the same at 1:50 as well as at 1:100 but the number of pattern elements doubles. The size is based on the value entered in the pattern defaults and on the width/height factor, which is defined in the pattern parameters.

Example: you are using pattern 301 and the height of one pattern element in the layout should be 10 mm. In the pattern defaults, a height of 100 mm is defined for pattern 301. You therefore need to enter a factor of 0.10 in the pattern parameters (pattern height x factor = height of one pattern element in the layout). This yields a height of 10 mm (100 mm x 10), regardless of the scale set.

Display in document

As the number of pattern elements doubles, the display in documents changes dynamically with the reference scale.



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