Scale bar (2D and 3D)

Click Scalebar settingsin the Publish ribbon to access the scale bar functionalities.

3D scale bar

• To display the scale bar, check Show 3D scale bar.
• To hide an axis, the bounding box, or the grid, uncheck the corresponding box.
• To rename an axis, enter a new name in the name field.
• To change a color, use the color picker box.

2D scale bar

To use the scale bar settings, you need to exit the 3D view and select one of the projection views instead (go to the View ribbon and click XY, XZ or YZ).

Adding the scale bar

1. Check Show 2D scale bar.
2. Click the Draw scale bar button.
3. Click in the tracing window to place the scale bar.

 

If you're not satisfied with the scale bar location, click Draw scale bar then click in a different location in the window. The scale bar will be displayed in the new location.

 

Also see Set scaling, Exporting a monochrome image with a scale bar