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Drawings not printing to scale

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MaxJones3
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Drawings not printing to scale

MaxJones3
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A client said that the drawings I sent to them were not to scale, according to the county officials approving plans.  At first, I thought it was due to the PDF conversion, print to fit, and use of letter paper distortions.  However, after printing the documents out on the paper size the title block was intended for, it turns out that this is not the case. The scale of the printed drawings are consistently off from the scale they are set to in the program

 

Here are two examples:

 

Site Drawing in 3/32:

 

Site Plan - scale problem 1.a. inked.jpgSite Plan - scale problem 1.b inked.jpg

 

Floor Plan in 3/8:

 

Floor Plan - scale problem 2.a. inked.jpg

 

Floor Plan - scale problem 2.b. inked.jpg

 

My title block is set to size A4 Legal paper 8.5 x 14.  I would think that if either of these scales didn't work with that sized paper or title block that the view simply wouldn't fit.

 

What am I missing and getting wrong here?

 

Much thanks,

 

Max

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Drawings not printing to scale

A client said that the drawings I sent to them were not to scale, according to the county officials approving plans.  At first, I thought it was due to the PDF conversion, print to fit, and use of letter paper distortions.  However, after printing the documents out on the paper size the title block was intended for, it turns out that this is not the case. The scale of the printed drawings are consistently off from the scale they are set to in the program

 

Here are two examples:

 

Site Drawing in 3/32:

 

Site Plan - scale problem 1.a. inked.jpgSite Plan - scale problem 1.b inked.jpg

 

Floor Plan in 3/8:

 

Floor Plan - scale problem 2.a. inked.jpg

 

Floor Plan - scale problem 2.b. inked.jpg

 

My title block is set to size A4 Legal paper 8.5 x 14.  I would think that if either of these scales didn't work with that sized paper or title block that the view simply wouldn't fit.

 

What am I missing and getting wrong here?

 

Much thanks,

 

Max

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ToanDN
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ToanDN
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Did you print to 100% or Fit to page?

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Did you print to 100% or Fit to page?

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MaxJones3
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MaxJones3
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That is as simple as "Did you try plugging the machine in?", but I bet your
instincts are correct.
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That is as simple as "Did you try plugging the machine in?", but I bet your
instincts are correct.

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