Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting Practice Exam

What effect does resetting the annotation scale list have on custom annotation scales?

1. All custom scales are deleted

2. Only unused custom scales are removed

3. All scales are reset to default values

4. It has no effect on custom scales

The correct answer is: Only unused custom scales are removed

Resetting the annotation scale list impacts custom annotation scales by removing only the unused scales. This means that any custom annotation scales that are currently in use or actively assigned to existing objects will remain intact. This functionality is useful for maintaining a streamlined list of annotation scales while ensuring that those scales necessary for various aspects of the drawing remain available. Custom annotation scales that are actively used will not be deleted during the reset process, allowing users to preserve their current settings and workflows. The reset action typically clears out scales that are no longer referenced in the drawing, which can help declutter the scale list but does not interfere with the scales that are actively being utilized. This management of annotation scales is critical when preparing drawings for presentation or final output, as it helps keep the scale list relevant and manageable. Other options suggest broader effects, like the deletion of all custom scales or resetting all values to defaults, which isn't how the reset function operates. It’s also incorrect to state that the reset has no effect, as it does indeed clean up the scale list in a targeted manner.