You'll see that this map is designed to draw at over a dozen map scales (within the United States). The map can be designed for use at a number of map scales (for example, view this U.S. Group layers are also a useful shortcut when you need to set visible scale ranges for more than one layer. Setting the visible scale range for group layers Repeat the process to set the largest visible map scale by zooming in and clicking Set Maximum Scale.Click Set Minimum Scale to set the smallest visible map scale.Right-click the layer and click Visible Scale Range.Navigate the map until you have the desired display at the most zoomed-out map scale.You can use your map display to set the visible scale range of a map layer as follows: Setting a visible scale based on the current map display You'll see a dimmed check box in the table of contents. Once you set the range of visible map scales, whenever the scale of the data frame is outside the layer's visible scale range, the layer will not draw. In beyond refers to the largest desired visible map scale, which is the smaller of the map scale numbers (the maximum scale). This will use the larger of the map scale numbers. Out beyond refers to the smallest desired map scale at which the layer is visible in the display (the minimum scale). Larger numbers typically refer to smaller map scales. Specifying visible map scales can be tricky. You can set a layer's visible scale range on the General tab of the Layer Properties dialog box. Right-click the layer in the table of contents and click Properties (or double-click the layer) to open the Layer Properties dialog box. Here are the steps to set this up for a map layer. This is sometimes referred to as scale-dependent drawing. Layers can be set to automatically display only within an appropriate range of map scales. While you can turn off a layer, this can be inconvenient and time consuming, especially if your map contains several layers or if you change the scale frequently as you work. However, as you zoom out, it may become difficult to see more detailed information, or as you zoom in, information may become too coarse. Normally, if a layer is turned on (checked on) in the table of contents, ArcMap will draw it. Working with layers whose visible scale range has been set.Setting the visible scale range for group layers.Setting a visible scale based on the current map display.

Display scale in autocad viewer