Any AutoCAD experts in this afternoon.
Discussion
Just found out I need to submit a planning application this afternoon (I'm off on holiday in the morning!)
Drawings are all done in AutoCAD, but I can't work out how to print the plans off at the appropriate scales (1:2500 and 1:100).
I have title blocks saved for A3, A2, A1 and A0 plots, but usually just zoom to fit and then put not to scale! Obviously this won't do for the planners!
Help!
Drawings are all done in AutoCAD, but I can't work out how to print the plans off at the appropriate scales (1:2500 and 1:100).
I have title blocks saved for A3, A2, A1 and A0 plots, but usually just zoom to fit and then put not to scale! Obviously this won't do for the planners!
Help!
Ok well,
Across the bottom of the drawing area (unless your using 2009/2010 unmodded) you should have tabs one called model and one called layout1 (or maybe something else) select layout1 then right click it and select "page setup manager" then click "modify" it will bring up a dialog box the same as the print dialog, set your plotter & paper size, set plot area to layout and set plot scale to 1:1, then hit OK.
Next adjust the viewport so it matches the size of the paper, then select the viewport line and at the bottom of your screen their should be a scale (where annotation scale usually is) set this to the scale you require or add the scale you require.
I hope that helps
Across the bottom of the drawing area (unless your using 2009/2010 unmodded) you should have tabs one called model and one called layout1 (or maybe something else) select layout1 then right click it and select "page setup manager" then click "modify" it will bring up a dialog box the same as the print dialog, set your plotter & paper size, set plot area to layout and set plot scale to 1:1, then hit OK.
Next adjust the viewport so it matches the size of the paper, then select the viewport line and at the bottom of your screen their should be a scale (where annotation scale usually is) set this to the scale you require or add the scale you require.
I hope that helps
Not sure how basic to go, so bear with me if I am teaching to suck eggs:
In paper space you need a viewport to fit the title frame, once this is created you have two options:
1. right click on the viewport and select properties; on the list of variables is the viewport scale - you can set this to whatever you want
or
2. double click in the viewport to look through into model space (viewport becomes highlighted) and type 'z' then 'enter' (zoom command) followed by 's' then 'enter' - this allows you to scale the viewport to whatever you want. If you are wanting 1/100 then type in '1/100' followed by 'xp' and so on....
Hope this makes sense, if not PM me and I will try to be more helpful
In paper space you need a viewport to fit the title frame, once this is created you have two options:
1. right click on the viewport and select properties; on the list of variables is the viewport scale - you can set this to whatever you want
or
2. double click in the viewport to look through into model space (viewport becomes highlighted) and type 'z' then 'enter' (zoom command) followed by 's' then 'enter' - this allows you to scale the viewport to whatever you want. If you are wanting 1/100 then type in '1/100' followed by 'xp' and so on....
Hope this makes sense, if not PM me and I will try to be more helpful
cv01jw said:
Not sure how basic to go, so bear with me if I am teaching to suck eggs:
In paper space you need a viewport to fit the title frame, once this is created you have two options:
1. right click on the viewport and select properties; on the list of variables is the viewport scale - you can set this to whatever you want
or
2. double click in the viewport to look through into model space (viewport becomes highlighted) and type 'z' then 'enter' (zoom command) followed by 's' then 'enter' - this allows you to scale the viewport to whatever you want. If you are wanting 1/100 then type in '1/100' followed by 'xp' and so on....
Hope this makes sense, if not PM me and I will try to be more helpful
Thanks!In paper space you need a viewport to fit the title frame, once this is created you have two options:
1. right click on the viewport and select properties; on the list of variables is the viewport scale - you can set this to whatever you want
or
2. double click in the viewport to look through into model space (viewport becomes highlighted) and type 'z' then 'enter' (zoom command) followed by 's' then 'enter' - this allows you to scale the viewport to whatever you want. If you are wanting 1/100 then type in '1/100' followed by 'xp' and so on....
Hope this makes sense, if not PM me and I will try to be more helpful
You are a life saver! The second method worked perfectly!
Cheers
)WorAl said:
This is cheating, but if you have drawn it out 1:1 then you could scale your borders up to suit. 
this man talks sense, this is what I do.I have Borders scaled to the different paper sizes. I simply leave a note once I've scaled the border up. Scale 1:10 (on A1 paper) etc...
WorAl said:
This is cheating, but if you have drawn it out 1:1 then you could scale your borders up to suit.
Grrrr NO.We have a client's architect who does this and it is a PITA.
Drawing frames are NOT meant to be used in model space. And if they are in paper space then what is the problem with doing it properly?
End of rant.
cv01jw said:
WorAl said:
This is cheating, but if you have drawn it out 1:1 then you could scale your borders up to suit.
Grrrr NO.We have a client's architect who does this and it is a PITA.
Drawing frames are NOT meant to be used in model space. And if they are in paper space then what is the problem with doing it properly?
End of rant.
I know we work like this hear and I f
king hate it. But there is no consistency in our drawings so there is no point in trying to correct it as the next drawing will be back to being st again.Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff