topic Re: How to print correct scale? in AutoCAD Forum

How to print correct scale?

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 08:12:35 GMT

Hello

I have done my model in 1:1 in meters

But I want to print it out on an A4 with the scale 1:200 in meters.

When I try to put my scale to 1 mm = 200 units in page setup my model comes out very tiny on the paper, not correct.

I've struggled with scales for a long time and I really need help on this.

Could somebody tell me how to do?

Regards

Stefan

Re: How to print correct scale?

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Re: How to print correct scale?

-FDC- — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:02:35 GMT

That is perfectly normal !

1mm = 200 units.

This is what you want but it is not what you are telling autocad.

You are telling autocad the scale.

1 drawing unit = 200 drawingunits.

That is the scaling.

But now:

Your paper is A4

In mm !

But you draw in meter!

So you should draw your A4 in meter to get the perfect scale.

If you draw your A4 0,21m x 0,297m then you can set a viewport scale of 1/200.

But now you have to use another scale when you print because autocad is using mm as a standard paper size.

You have to print 1000 times bigger (to scale the paper drawn in m to mm).

Best way to avoid this is drawing in mm.

Or you can draw your paper in mm and do the reconversion in your zoom factor.

You want 1/200

1meter is 1000mm so there is a difierence of 1000.

1 meter at 1/100 is 1000mm/100 and this should give you 10mm on paper

1meter x 1000 = 1000mm

Same for the scaling:

1/100 x 1000 = scaling of 10/1

1/200 x 1000 = scaling of 5/1

1/500 x 1000 = scaling of 2/1

1/1000 x 1000 = scaling of 1/1

Re: How to print correct scale?

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:12:07 GMT

Kind of worked out the problem now. The buildings in model space are not drawn to 1:1. This seems to affect the ratio in paper space. Went to a drawing that is drawn 1:1 in model space and your answer seems to work.

I have attached one of the offending drawings.

I would like to be able to work out what .007 and .0065 are in a ratio(1:?)

I hasten to add that these were not drawn by me but I am stuck with them.

Re: How to print correct scale?

-FDC- — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:29:26 GMT

.007 = 1/142.855 Completely nonsens.

.0065 = 1/153.8 Also nonsens

I will check your file

Re: How to print correct scale?

-FDC- — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:39:26 GMT

It's an evacuation plan, so I don't think scale is important here.

Someone just zoomed in to the desired result and rounded to .007.

It is a scale close to 1/150 but it doesn't matter if it is 1/150 or 1/152.5 or 1/157.222

It should be readable and they all should have about the same scale (as much as possible), which is .007

I wouldn't bother about the scale in this case.

It is drawn 1/1 though but in mm.

Also it is just drawn schematic (the openings for the doors are all different).

Re: How to print correct scale?

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:11:30 GMT

Cracked it, thanks for the pointers. its 100/whatever the decimal viewport = the drawing unit scale.

Not realy super critical, but like to have a answer.

Thanks all.

Re: How to print correct scale?

-FDC- — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:31:51 GMT

Don't understand what yo mean.

If you click in the viewport and type "z" press enter and type "1/150xp" you have a "clean" scale.

Re: How to print correct scale?

planner_matlabi — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:51:50 GMT

can you Scale Plan to 1:200 and after Print to 1 : 1 , it esay Way 😉