Scaling Question

[Anonymous]

Hello!

So I am working on a layout for my Senior Design class. I have finished the design and I am supposed to print/plot it on a 24x36 paper.

However, I don't know how to make the scale in proportion to that. I need the scale to be 1"=150' but I am do not know how to do that.

I will be grateful for any help. Thank you!

[dbroad]

I can't imagine a teacher that would want you to use a non-standard scale vs using a larger standard sheet size.  Your best option is to use 1/8"=1'-0" and to matchline and create multiple sheets per floor with key plan.  You would definitely not want to show any potential employer you couldn't work with standard scales.

[pendean]

Did you draw your model at 1:1 scale, or some other scale?
Are you trying to plot from MODEL tab, or a Layout tab?
If 1=150 did not work, does 1=100? 1=50? 1=5?

[Anonymous]

I drew in Model as 1:1
When I put it into layout it doesn't scale properly.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

You don't "put it into layout": you click on the layout you want, start PAGESETUP command and ensure the paper size you want is selected along with the printer/plotter to want to use. Then you start MVIEW command, draw a rectangle about the size of the area you want it to take up on the page: now you have a viewport. Your model tab content will appear inside this viewport.

Did you get that far? If yes, then next thing to do is set the viewport to a scale. If 1=150 makes your model disappear you need to try a different scale until you see that fits.

[dbroad]

NOTE:  1:150 is not equal to 1"=150.0'.  

What really bothers me as an instructor though is why the fundamentals of paper space scaling are still a mystery to someone doing a "senior" project.  In my AutoCAD class, we get that drilled into the process within the first month of the first class.