I think that is one of the differences between Autodesk Architectural Desktop and AutoCAD

i did switch from architectural desktop to autocad. that must be it. is there some way to get this feature on autocad? i really grew to depend on it.

We have one on our ACAD 2007, but I dont know how our Cadmaster made it. I do know he had to make the buttons in photoshop, so I assume its a lisp routine.

yikes - the only lisp i ever liked was cindy brady's. i wonder if there's some way it could be purchased? a quick google search didn't turn up much.

This is the lisp routine... I can email it to you if you'd like.

;;;Architectural Scales
(defun C:j1 ()
(command "dimscale" "1" )
(command "ltscale" "1" )
(princ))

(defun C:j2 ()
(command "dimscale" "2" )
(command "ltscale" "2" )
(princ))

(defun C:j4 ()
(command "dimscale" "4" )
(command "ltscale" "4" )
(princ))

(defun C:j8 ()
(command "dimscale" "8" )
(command "ltscale" "8" )
(princ))

(defun C:j12 ()
(command "dimscale" "12" )
(command "ltscale" "12" )
(princ))

(defun C:j16 ()
(command "dimscale" "16" )
(command "ltscale" "16" )
(princ))

(defun C:j24 ()
(command "dimscale" "24" )
(command "ltscale" "24" )
(princ))

(defun C:j32 ()
(command "dimscale" "32" )
(command "ltscale" "32" )
(princ))

(defun C:j48 ()
(command "dimscale" "48" )
(command "ltscale" "48" )
(princ))

(defun C:j64 ()
(command "dimscale" "64" )
(command "ltscale" "64" )
(princ))

(defun C:j96 ()
(command "dimscale" "96" )
(command "ltscale" "96" )
(princ))

(defun C:j128 ()
(command "dimscale" "128" )
(command "ltscale" "128" )
(princ))

(defun C:j192 ()
(command "dimscale" "192" )
(command "ltscale" "192" )
(princ))

(defun C:j384 ()
(command "dimscale" "384" )
(command "ltscale" "384" )
(princ))

;;;Engineering Scales

(defun C:j120 ()
(command "dimscale" "120" )
(command "ltscale" "120" )
(princ))

(defun C:j240 ()
(command "dimscale" "240" )
(command "ltscale" "240" )
(princ))

(defun C:j360 ()
(command "dimscale" "360" )
(command "ltscale" "360" )
(princ))

(defun C:j480 ()
(command "dimscale" "480" )
(command "ltscale" "480" )
(princ))

(defun C:j600 ()
(command "dimscale" "600" )
(command "ltscale" "600" )
(princ))

(defun C:j720 ()
(command "dimscale" "720" )
(command "ltscale" "720" )
(princ))

(defun C:j840 ()
(command "dimscale" "840" )
(command "ltscale" "840" )
(princ))

(defun C:j960 ()
(command "dimscale" "960" )
(command "ltscale" "960" )
(princ))

(defun C:j1080 ()
(command "dimscale" "1080" )
(command "ltscale" "1080" )
(princ))

(defun C:j1200 ()
(command "dimscale" "1200" )
(command "ltscale" "1200" )
(princ))

(defun C:j1800 ()
(command "dimscale" "1800" )
(command "ltscale" "1800" )
(princ))

(defun C:j2400 ()
(command "dimscale" "2400" )
(command "ltscale" "2400" )
(princ))

I did just test it, since we use buttons for it, but typing 'j48' will set stuff to 1/4" scale.

Would you like the file?

wow, thanks, but i really don't know much about lisp routines. i may have to do some more research before it will be useful, but it looks like a good start.