I have a project that I am doing overseas. I have only worked in the U.S. in the Feet-Inches format. I now need to work in meters. I need a border that will print at size A0 (1189mm X 841mm). I only have borders that are in inches, in paperspace (Arch D, E1) How do I scale the Arch D & E1 borders to mm? How can I check it in C3D Metric to comfirm that the sizes are correct in paperspace?
Thanks
All the usual caveats about starting from a metric template if you're working in metric.....but you're asking about the layouts, not the actual drawing.
I would suggest looking into getting an A0 layout from someone. But if you want to start from one you have set up and modify it for metric, that could be done too. Use 'design center' or insert your layout 'from template' into a metric drawing. Then I'm guessing you need to scale everything by 25.4. This will put it in milimetres from inches, but obviously not the right size (36" goes to 914.4mm) you'll need to adjust it to the metric size (841mm).
Also, be sure to check this setting, very important for getting C3D to plot right in metric (especially if you live in a country where your computer is liable to reset things to inches when you're not looking):
Mark Green
Working on Civil 3D in Canada
If you were actually using metric paper sizes you'd simply pick the correct size as you would in imperial. However you're probably trying to use you're D size plotter and 36" paper. So you can just use you're standard title block and scale it from inches to mm's. Then set up your plot as troma has shown.
I'll attach a drawing with a couple of layouts as reference. These are set up for out plotters so your's will probably be a little bigger or smaller.
Allen
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Mark Green
Working on Civil 3D in Canada
That 24 x 36 isn't a "true" ANSI D, its an architectural (shaking fist) D size. "True" ANSI paper sizes work the same way as the ISO paper sizes, just with different values. But there isn't much use of the architectural B size paper.
One of the things our users like with the ISO sizes is when printed on an 11 x 17 paper (which is *not* the same as an A3), it leaves an extra white space at one side, allowing them to be hole-punched or bound without part of the drawing getting cut off or set into the binding.
Letter/A - 8 1/2 x 11
11 x 17/B - 11 x 17 (rotate and double)
C - 22 x 17 (rotate and double)
D - 34 x 22 (rotate and double)
E - 44 x 34 (rotate and double)
My standard reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_sizes
Mark Green
Working on Civil 3D in Canada
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