# ANNOAUTOSCALE System Variable [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [A](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/A/(A).md) **Function Description:** The ANNOAUTOSCALE system variable is used to update annotative objects to support annotation scales when they are changed. If the ANNOAUTOSCALE system variable is a negative number, it closes auto scale function, but settings reserved. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | -4 | | Range | -4 \~ 4 | **System Variable Value:** **0:** the new set annotation scales has not added to annotation objects **1:** add new set annotation scales to annotative objects which support current scales except for those on layers that are turned off, frozen, locked or that are set to Viewport \> Freeze **2:** add new set annotation scales to annotative objects which support current scales except for those on layers that are turned off, frozen or that are set to Viewport \> Freeze **3:** add new set annotation scales to annotative objects which support current scales except for those on locked layers **4:** add new set annotation scales to all annotative objects which support current scales ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/A/ANNOAUTOSCALE%20System%20Variable--822af0558b94.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/System%20Variables/A/ANNOAUTOSCALE%20System%20Variable--822af0558b94.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/A/ANNOAUTOSCALE%20System%20Variable--822af0558b94.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/A/ANNOAUTOSCALE%20System%20Variable--822af0558b94.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/A/ANNOAUTOSCALE%20System%20Variable--822af0558b94.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](../../../2021/System%20Variables/A/ANNOAUTOSCALE%20System%20Variable--822af0558b94.md)