Setting up a template using Metric

[rwolfe00]

Hello,

I'm new to Civil 3D 2014.  I'm setting up a template using Metric and I'm not sure why the Viewport Standard Scale of 1:500 creates the Customized Scale of 2.0000.  I have to type 0.0020 into the Customized Scale box for the viewport to display correctly.  Is this just the way to use the Metric layout, or am I missing something?  My drawing units are set to decimal Meters.  Attached is a screen shot.  Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Robert

[entropist · Accepted solution]

The program is expecting you to use whole mm in model space, thus a scale of 2x gives a 1:500 measure in meters in paperspace.

This link may help, it's my usual reference if I find myself on a metric project:

working in metric

[andrewpuller3811]

As entropist said, Autocad works in mm in paperspace, and 1 metre = 1000 mm.

To get the custom scale number you want, divide 1000 by the scale you want.

In your example, you had a scale of 1:500, so 1000/500 = 2

[rwolfe00]

Thanks! I reinserted my title block with mm in mind instead of meters. The scaling is not an issue now. Also, thanks for the link. It will be very useful with the rest of my setup.