topic Re: I Can't Scale Down in AutoCAD Forum

I Can't Scale Down

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 19:15:37 GMT

The dimensions in my file are way too large to scale down. My dimensions are measurements like 4.19418e+22'-0". I'm trying to scale that height down to 10' but autocad displays an "extremely small scale factor ignored" message. How do I fix this?

Re: I Can't Scale Down

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 20:29:26 GMT

Try first to check the units in the file as well as the display scale in right-down corner of the workspace.

Re: I Can't Scale Down

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 20:34:29 GMT

Hi,

>> My dimensions are measurements like 4.19418e+22'-0".

If such high coordinates exist I assume the geometry you have is not accurate any more.

You might upload the dwg-file so we can try to scale it, please let is also know a reference dimension and the value it should then be as new length.

- alfred -

Re: I Can't Scale Down

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 20:34:40 GMT

Yeah, the units are set to inches and the scale is 1:1.

Re: I Can't Scale Down

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 20:44:47 GMT

Hi, thanks so much for your help. The file is attached.

Re: I Can't Scale Down

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 20:54:14 GMT

Hi,

You have not applied any reference dimension, so I used _SCALE multiple times, selecting all objects, basepoint 0,0,0 and scalefactor 0.000001 ... until it's more close to a usable size.

The scale command should now work well so you can use scale with reference and enter a length you know.

- alfred -