Tip: It is best to define a name that makes sense for the viewport, such as Main, Detail or Overview.

The label defines the location on the viewport shape for the viewport name.

Scale specifies the default scale for the viewport. This can be changed at placement time.

The scales presented in the list and those available at placement time are defined by a variable pointing to an XML file containing the appropriate scales. If this variable is not defined or the file is not found then the software provides certain built-in scales. The scale value will be calculated by NumDgnUnits / NumPaperUnits. If the unit in PaperUnitName and DgnUnitName is different, the values will be converted to the same unit first.

MS_GEOXFM_BORDER_SCALE_DOMAINLIST_FILE XML file describing the scales for the project.

The file is of the format below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"
?>

<Scales name="BorderScales">

<scale DisplayName="1"=400'" name="1in=400'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="400.0" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=200'" name="2in=200'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="200.0" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=100'" name="3in=100'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="100.0" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=50'" name="4in=50'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="50.0" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=25'" name="5in=25'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="25.0" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=20'" name="6in=20'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="20.0" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=8'" name="7in=8'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="10.0" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=4'" name="8in=4'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="5.0" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=2'" name="9in=2'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="2.5" />

<scale DisplayName="1"=1'" name="10in=1'" PaperUnitName="Inches"
NumPaperUnits="1.0" DgnUnitName="Feet" NumDgnUnits="1.25" />

</Scales>

Placement Modes are:

• Tile — Places a viewport on a grid according to the specified tiling scheme. The tiling scheme is defined in the settings for the sheet template as shown here and described in c-Sheet Template Properties--Sheet Template Options Tab. During placement, the viewport is constrained to fall on the defined tiling scheme, much like being constrained to a grid.

• View — Places a viewport that will be filled with a views contents at placement time.

• Range — Places a viewport that will be filled with the contents of a range block defined by the user at placement time.

• Shape — Places a viewport in the form of a rectangle or shape defined by the creator of the template.