Incorrect scale in paperspace

[Anonymous]

After importing a pdf of a plan, I aligned the plan to scale 1:1 in model space. Ensuring my units are in meters. I then set up my a3 document in paper space. When I mv port this into paper space and zoom scale 1:200xp (the original size of the pdf) the plan almost disappears as the scale appears alot smaller than it should be, it should take up majority of the page as it does in the original. I have double checked my unit settings and scales and I cant figure out why its shrinking so small.

[RobDraw]

You would need to scale up the PDF to 200:1 in order for the viewport to show the correct scale. Either that or make your viewport 1:1.

[imadHabash]

HI,

>> Ensuring my units are in meters. I then set up my a3 document in paper space. 

make sure that your A3 paper size is in the same units that your model CAD elements are sized at . i mean that if your model space distances are in Meters then your A3 paper size must be in meter also . 

>> When I mv port this into paper space and zoom scale 1:200xp

you may need to put your zoom ( scale ) like this : 

• Scale 1/100 ------> 1xp 
• Scale 1/200 ------> 0.5xp
• Scale 1/50  -------> 2xp

[dgorsman]

Model space may be in various units.  Paper space is assumed to be inches (imperial) or millimeters (metric).  So if you are not using those units in model space the scale factor (both scaling and annotation scale) needs to account for the extra factor.  For example, a 1:1000 viewport with meters in model space would use an actual scale of 1:1.

You can fake paper space in meters so the viewport scales look "right" but in my experience it throws a bunch of other factors our of whack and isn't worth the extra effort.