I attach two drawings:
1. NRR Sample:
This drawing shows a Horzl Scale 1:500 and a Vert Scale 1:100.
When I "Measure - Distance" between any two offsets, say 35 and 40, I get a distance of 5 units, which is the actual. When I "Measure -Distance" in the Vertical I get a distance that is 5 times more than the actual. Does this mean that the indicated scale is not correct?
2. School Area Sample:
When I "Measure - Distance" I get a "scaled" equivalent of the indicated distance. I presume this is correct.
Or is there a trick or setting in AutoCAD that can make the measured distance correct despite the scale of the drawing? Can such a trick be extended to "Measure - Area" also?
1. This is all correct. The scales indicate a vertical exaggeration of 500/100=5. This is how profiles and cross sections work. Horizontal is drawn to scale. Vertical is exaggerated.
2. Scale should not be an issue. This was not drawn to scale or was scale up by a factor of 4. You can use the scale command to get this back 1:1. Just scale by a factor of 1/4=0.25.
John Mayo
Hello SBD123,
I think what you might be missing is that you are using an AutoCAD command, Distance, to measure a vertical distance along a profile view. The problem is, the AutoCAD Distance command does not understand the vertical exageration that is built-in with the profile view.
Best regards,
Tim