AutoCAD LT 2016 - Viewport Scale - Showing Inches not MM - help?

[Anonymous]

Hi All

I'm new to LT 2016; having used 2007 for some time.

I'm trying to create viewports in paperspace and then scale them. This used to be relatively simple in a viewports tab which I had pinned to my personal template...

I've worked out that viewports are now created using the layout tab and then 'layout viewports'. To scale, I have discovered that this is highlighted in the properties to the left.

However, when I choose the dropdown menu in properties, it only gives me the option of inches and not mm. Can someone help?

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[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by @handjonathan Original: Viewport Scale - Showing Inches not MM - help? ]

[hwalker]

Welcome to the Forums

What units is the drawing set as?

Also you can reset the scales by typing -SCALELISTEDIT(Note the hyphen at the beginning of the command) at the command line and then telling it to RESET

[Anonymous]

the drawing is set as decimal/mm...

but when i select the 'scale viewport' button...

...i only get a list of scales in inches (along with a few of my own failed attempts at custom scales at the top, which remain at 100% scale)

I am able to succesfully scale the viewport using zoom; 1/500xp, but when i try to add my own custom scales on this list, I cant seem to get anything other than 100% scale.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Share your DWG file if using -DWGUNITS command (there is a dash in the name) to properly set your file's drafting units is not working.

[Anonymous]

Try this:

1) Custom...

2) Add...

3) Type a name (1:2000)

4) Set the scale:   Paper units = 1 Drawing units = 2000

5) ok.

It works !)

[jos6VQNY]

This is the solution, You reset it to metric