SolidWorks view scales

[AlexLachance]

Hey friends,

If my memory serves me right, in 2021 SolidWorks introduced the ability to personnalize your view scale list but I can't seem to find the file. I have it's location, but I do not know it's name...

This is the list I speak of

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[zwei]

This?
https://help.solidworks.com/2021/englis ... 831cee#Pg0

[SPerman]

Does this help?

https://help.solidworks.com/2021/englis ... 831cee#Pg0

[AlexLachance]

Lol I found it as you both posted, thanks guys that was exactly what I was looking for!

[steph]

Hello
I use this a lot for my shop drawings. One thing that bugs me is that my custom scales aren't always available when I click on the scale button at the bottom right of the screen but if I simply press on the options gear button and then simply close the options screen I can then see my custom scales. It's as if opening up the options screen forces a "reading" of the custom file. Anyone else having this behavour?

[AlexLachance]

Hello
I use this a lot for my shop drawings. One thing that bugs me is that my custom scales aren't always available when I click on the scale button at the bottom right of the screen but if I simply press on the options gear button and then simply close the options screen I can then see my custom scales. It's as if opening up the options screen forces a "reading" of the custom file. Anyone else having this behavour?

I haven't customized it so far, I wanted to add it in my presentation of new features in 2023 so that if anyone was interested in using it(which there are), they would be made aware of it.

Have you looked in your settings if they are pointing at the right folder...?

[steph]

Hi
I suppose that it must be pointing in the right place or else I guess it would never work

[nevillew]

Alex,
Can customise scales on my 2020 version so must have been implemented at least as that version.
Just a text file, so probably been sitting there in Program Files\SOLIDWORKS 2020\SOLIDWORKS\lang\english since way back ??

[AlexLachance]

Alex,
Can customise scales on my 2020 version so must have been implemented at least as that version.
Just a text file, so probably been sitting there in Program Files\SOLIDWORKS 2020\SOLIDWORKS\lang\english since way back ??

Most likely, yeah. I don't have 2019 installed anymore so I can't confirm but it wouldn't surprise me.