https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/scale-for-drawing/m-p/10030714#M86994 <P>You can set the default scales in Options, User Preferences, Default Scale List (lower right), then pick imperial.</P> <P>Also at the bottom of the scale list while in the drawing there is a custom option to add a scale.</P> <P>Also if you want to go old school you make the viewport current, start the zoom command, type 1/48XP and hit enter, for 1/4"=1' scale.</P> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 03:00:04 GMT GrantsPirate 2021-01-26T03:00:04Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/scale-for-drawing/m-p/10030314#M86993 <P>I set my units at the beginning of my project to architectural and inches but now I am trying to scale the viewport for my drawing in paper view and the scales are in metric. I would like the scale to be 1/4"=1'. does anyone know how to fix this?</P> Mon, 25 Jan 2021 23:11:29 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/scale-for-drawing/m-p/10030314#M86993 Anonymous 2021-01-25T23:11:29Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/scale-for-drawing/m-p/10030714#M86994 <P>You can set the default scales in Options, User Preferences, Default Scale List (lower right), then pick imperial.</P> <P>Also at the bottom of the scale list while in the drawing there is a custom option to add a scale.</P> <P>Also if you want to go old school you make the viewport current, start the zoom command, type 1/48XP and hit enter, for 1/4"=1' scale.</P> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 03:00:04 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/scale-for-drawing/m-p/10030714#M86994 GrantsPirate 2021-01-26T03:00:04Z