Microstation Scaling
Microstation Scaling
(OP)
I am new to MS and am pretty familiar with AutoCAD. I am running version J.
My Problem:
I am adding a detail to a drawing, which already has an existing scale. The detail I have drawn 1:1 and I need to fit it on the above drawing. How do I scale the entire detail so that it fits on the drawing. Then how do I add text so that it matches what's already there?
Is the idea with MS the same as AutoCAD before Paper Space? Meaning, is the title block scaled to fit the drawing or is it a set size, then you scale the drawing?
I wish Acad and MS talked better.
Thanks for your help.
My Problem:
I am adding a detail to a drawing, which already has an existing scale. The detail I have drawn 1:1 and I need to fit it on the above drawing. How do I scale the entire detail so that it fits on the drawing. Then how do I add text so that it matches what's already there?
Is the idea with MS the same as AutoCAD before Paper Space? Meaning, is the title block scaled to fit the drawing or is it a set size, then you scale the drawing?
I wish Acad and MS talked better.
Thanks for your help.





RE: Microstation Scaling
You are correct, MS/J works the same as Acad before paper space. Typically we draw everything at 1:1 and then scale the border and title block accordingly. Text is scaled to print out at the desired size.
RE: Microstation Scaling
How would you setup this detail? I don't want to start labeling things until I have it at the right scale. It appears the plan drawing hasn't been drawn at 1:1 because when I drew the detail 1:1 it's larger than the plan drawing. So I would think I need to scale the detail down at some factor of 12 to get it to fit in the alotted space, but I don't know how to do that. Thanks for your help!
jman
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If the drawing is not at 1:1, to find out what scale the drawing is, measure the length of a line and compare it to the length is should be. Then draw the new detail at 1:1 and scale is down by the same ratio afterwards.
Text size is set depending on what scale the overall drawing is to be plotted out at. If the overall drawing is at the same scale as the detail, all the text would be the same.
Hope this helps. Sorry for the delay in responding, but I was out of the office for a couple days.
Mike
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If you started with a 1:1 and scaled it down by 1/2, your detail is now at 1"=2', electronically at least. This would be the same as 1/2"=1', so that is a normal scale. The final scale on the plot will depend on the scale factor you are using for printing the drawing, i.e., 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, etc.
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In my office, we do bridge design and we will draw the bridge at 1:1 in a reference file. Each of our sheet files then contains a border, the text/dimensions, and the reference file attachments. We don't have any details actively drawn on the sheet files.
Hope this helps.
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Hope this helps
Champ