I need help scaling a project

[luisgerardobernallares09]

I need help scaling a project as having tried all the methods I found, I haven't been able to scale it to the size I need. What I want to do is a 1:50 scale plan of 90x60 but it won't let me change the scale of the project.

[pendean]

1:1 scale is what you are to draw with using CAD. It looks like you're not quite doing that

Your DWG file is also IMPERIAL, unit=1-inch

Is this just for plotting? May I ask if you have discovered paperspace yet?

[dbroad]

• You are using Architectural units, not SI units.  Use -dwgunits to fix that.
• All of your sheets are in blocks.  Either explode the sheet blocks or wblock each of them to an external file for editing.
• Your dimension settings aren't SI. They are using inch units. Their size is accidentally readable.

When using multiple scales on the same sheet, it's better to place model geometry in model space at full scale or xref it in and use layouts for controlling view scaling.

[dany_rochefort]

@luisgerardobernallares09 Metric template are created using MM as your units.  

Example: an A5 template measures 210mm X 148mm at a scale of 1:1 in modelspace.

An A5 template at of scale of 1:10 in modelspaces measures : 2100mm X 1480mm.

Same goes for all metric templates in modelspace.

Go ahead and draw a rectangle measuring 210 X 148 right now next to your plans and see what happens. Your rectangle is HUGE and your drawing is small right ? In reality that's an A5 template at a scale of 1:1. 

The problem is that for your drafting units is that 1=1m rather than 1=1mm. So everything is 1000 times to small in relation to true template dimensions as mentioned above.   

Scale everything by 1000,

Modify your drafting units scale factor to 0.001 to draft in M (or leave it and draft in MM)

Draw your new template using true template dimensions in MM at a scale of 1:1

Then scale your 1:1 template by whatever scale you need. For example, 1:50 = scaling your 1:1 template X50. For Scale of 1:100 scale your 1:1 template by x100

 You will have fixed your scale problems after that. 

FYI, there is no such thing as a 90X60 metric template. 

[rwrightWMDSY]

You aren't using paperspace viewports.  Is it that you don't know how to set this up?  The idea is that you draw everything in modelspace (the mode your drawing is in now) full scale.  Then, on a layout tab you set up the page at the size you want to print and create a viewport (MVIEW command).  Set the scale you want for the drawing.  i.e. 1/48 XP for 1/4"=1'-0" scale.  Then pan around to get you drawing to appear inside the viewport.  That's the basics.  Look on Youtube for videos that will explain the finer points.  I went for ages feeling intimidated by the idea of using viewports but now kick myself for a lot of wasted time.