We will be using examples from AutoCAD, but the same steps can be similarly applied in most CAD software. What is a CAD scale factor? The scale of a drawing can be described and applied in a few different ways. It can be metric or imperial, it can be a ratio with or without units...
If you are working in paper space, the scale factor for dimensions will equal 0.0 and AutoCAD will compute a reasonable default value based on the scaling between the current model space viewport and paper space. You will not be able to change the scale factor for a dimension in paper space...
I imported the documents in AutoCAD and I am working on them. I want to print them in A4 with an acceptable scale but I can't. I put the drawing inside an A4-sized rectangle. In the model, 1m measures 7.07 units (scale factor from A3 to A4). How can I print it so the 1 m ...
Specifies a global scale factor for linear dimensioning measurements. Supported platforms: Windows only Signature VBA: object.LinearScaleFactor object Type: DimAligned, DimArcLength, DimDiametric, DimOrdinate, DimRadial, DimRadialLarge, DimRotated The objects this property applies to. ...
(or whatever factor is applicable to your desired metric units). why should you do this? because the settings for metric differ from the settings for imperial and you want all your settings to be consistent with those found in metric. one such setting is the sheet size on the layout tabs...
Metric unit drawings are quite simple. In theDrawing Unitsdialog box (reached by typingUNITSin the Command line), theUnit Typeis formatted for decimal units withInsertion Scale– or what one AutoCAD unit is understood to be – set atMeters. While you can format your units and set the scale...
We design everything in 1:1 in 3D and place everything at a given scale to fit on metric A1 title block. We do not print anything full size, instead we print to 11x17 which is reduced at some odd factor. We also have noted on all our drawings "DO NOT SCALE DRAWING". I've ...
The location of the hatch's PAT file will show in the Command line. At this point, you can delete this hatch's PAT file from that location. A fresh version will download the next time you select that same hatch.
Although i prefer not to change autocad too much from the “standard install". We are a small office, we don’t really have an IT department that can keep track of this throughout the office and with changes of computers etc... Creating a scale factor and naming it is ...
So far, I have always been able to choose the paper size, plot area as "window" and plot scale as desired (1/100 or 1/50 of 1/10) - we draw in the metric system (cm or mm depending whether we draw in general or construction details). Since a few days however, I am unable...