topic Re: adding a viewport in AutoCAD Forum

Scaling

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:28:59 GMT

I dont know what to do? I want to make design center sheet. but even with symbol 1:1 scale and 1;1 scale the blocks are tiny? 1:1 sheet....ugh.

This is past conversation on You Tube.

Bummer, Ok, Im working on making a sheet to put into design center/blocks.I have several made from the old sheets. Is there a way I can drop in template and they change to correct scale. I read on forum about using user references, options. But I'm using 2017 so I cant find those options. It sound like that is what I can do.... Thanks 🙂

Luana Sloan12 minutes ago

I have starting working at new company and all sheets are different in scale the drawing. I have set up my drawing template 1:1 I am to set up standards so all sheets the same size. I want to change all sheets, made previously into correct scale. to much to each object at a time. Is there a way to copy the drawing/model space into my template and correct the scale? Or is there a way to change the scale on whole drawing to 1:1?

Hector Barbossa3 years ago

to bad... too much difference in version

Re: Scaling

GrantsPirate — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 20:28:14 GMT

Post your drawing here, it is the easiest way to trouble shoot something like this.

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 20:37:13 GMT

You will see some symbols that I had taken from other drawings and from tool palette that are huge, also now that I messed with some settings at bottom of tool bar right corner my model space in paper space is not working.

Re: Scaling

GrantsPirate — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 21:05:48 GMT

I see one solenoid symbol that is larger than the others, you would have to go into the block editor and scale everything down so rather than 12 units across it would be 1 unit across, as an example. Otherwise I can go to Design Center and drag and drop the symbols into a 1:1 viewport and they look like the correct size.

What does "paper space not working" mean exactly? What are you trying to do and what would you normally expect to happen?

Re: Scaling

john.vellek — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 21:22:05 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

Has @GrantsPirate answers helped you with your issue or do you need more help?

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:30:35 GMT

Sorry didn't get back to you. Was only working half day from home. I havent tried the scaling suggestion yet. But as far as the paper space.

When I'm in paper space and then change to model space I cant zoom in or out to fit the page. I did mess with the choices at the bottom right corner of the tool bar maybe I changed something I shouldnt have. Need help asap.

Thanks

Luana

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:32:22 GMT

drawing attached

Re: Scaling

Patchy — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:47:44 GMT

When I'm in paper space and then change to model space I cant zoom in or out to fit the page.

How about unlock the viewport so it can be zoomed?

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:53:47 GMT

ok that worked, I went into my dwt template, to check if there was something wrong in it? so I copy a drawing into model space and the drawing popped on paper space before I made veiwport that wont zoom in or out. So I cant fix as we did the previous situation.

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:55:14 GMT

attached

Re: Scaling

Patchy — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:58:42 GMT

If it automatically make a viewport when a new layout is created, in OPTIONS you can turn it OFF.

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:04:59 GMT

not working, there is not a veiwport in the aps.dwt

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:06:55 GMT

it wont even let me create veiwport

Re: Scaling

Patchy — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:15:05 GMT

Turn all layers ON and THAW it's in there.

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:15:56 GMT

no change

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:17:47 GMT

done that....

I'm going to go back to previous dwt template. But dont remember how to set up sheet scale 1:1 I know it was at bottom. but cant find it.

Re: Scaling

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:20:01 GMT

I found it. Sorry to be so troublesome

Thanks all for you help.

Im not an Auto Cad person.

Re: Scaling

Patchy — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:20:54 GMT

Can you try this?

Re: Scaling

Patchy — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:22:55 GMT

You won't see it until you click inside the VP and activate it or click on the VP itself.

Re: adding a viewport

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:35:54 GMT

I have an existing drawing how do you add another viewport?