How to check viewport dimensions in layout?

[Anonymous]

Dear All,

            how to check the viewport dimensions in layout. like a how to check the paperspace dimensions in layout?? 

[maratovich]

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[Alfred.NESWADBA · Accepted solution]

Hi,

>> how to check the viewport dimensions in layout

It's a bit tricky as when you use command _DIST while paperspace is active and you use object snap to objects in modelspace you'll get the modelspace distance.

You'll get paperspace distance when

• not using object snap (so AutoCAD don't know about an object in modelspace)
• when you use object snap on objects that are placed in paperspace (e.g you might run command _CHSPACE so an object is transferred from modelspace to paperspace, then run _DIST and then use _CHSPACE to transfer the object back ... or copy an object in modelspace before transferring it to paperspace).

- alfred -

[Anonymous]

Dear Sir,

          how to check dimensions in layout, Herewith i attached photos, Blue marks are layout (PAPER SPACE) dimensions, red color marks are model space dimensions. my question is how to check the model space dimensions in layout (paper space).

        After completion of drawing we take a print (hard copy), how to check that hard copy scale dimensions in paper space??

   i hope now u can understand.

[RobDraw]

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@Anonymous wrote:

After completion of drawing we take a print (hard copy), how to check that hard copy scale dimensions

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Have you tried one of these?

[Moshe-A · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous hi,

i see your model space is defined in meters and your paper space is defined in millimeters. this drags you to define these viewport scale ratio:

   1xp is 1:1000

   2xp is 1:500

2.5xp is 1:250

ps plot scale is 1=1 fix - am i right?!

all of this is due to AutoCAD limited to plot only in mm (or inch)

although this is the 'common' way to define drawings in AutoCAD, i would like to present you another way of thinking to do this and it is to synchronize paper space units to model space units e.g to move to meters.

(do not change your current work only we will do a test on another layout or saveas to new name)

let say you want to set A0 sheet size, create a new layout and delete the viewport. open page setup dialog and choose your large printer, choose A0 sheet size and set plot scale to 1000=1 and close dialog.

zoom all and create a viewport to maximize the space. now go to Format\Scale list (scalelistedit) and do reset to metric scale and add your favorite scale (e.g 1=1000, 1=500, 1=250 etc)

 
show the Viewport toolbar (if it's not already there) and select the viewport and choose 1:1000 or 1:500

now tell me isn't it more convenient to see the real scale 1:1000 or 1:500 or 1:250 on the viewport toolbar?

(instead of 1 or 2 or 2.5)

 moshe