Calibrating scales gives the user the ability of creating a scale for a drawing when a scale may not be shown for a drawing or a detail, but one or more dimensions are specified on the drawing. In this case, you can specify the scale by "Calibrating" it.

Drawing Scale Edit Window

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Detailed Scale Edit Window

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