Dimension units
Dimension units
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I have no formal training in AutoCad so please bear with me. I just use the help menu and fumble through.
I have Auto CAD 2004.
I have imported a TIFF drawing. The drawing has some dimensions already on it. I would like to Dimension some of the other sections of it.
Here is what I have done:
Inserted a Raster Image
Scale facator: 1
Here is my problem.
I have a dim that is 245. When I use the Linear Dim tool the dimension I get is 3.2081. how can I get the Dim to be the same 245 mm?
Do I just do it again and change the scale factor?
If I had to guess it has something to do with my defult setting, but I do not know.
Thank you for your help and I aplogoze for such an elemetary question.
Kevin
I have Auto CAD 2004.
I have imported a TIFF drawing. The drawing has some dimensions already on it. I would like to Dimension some of the other sections of it.
Here is what I have done:
Inserted a Raster Image
Scale facator: 1
Here is my problem.
I have a dim that is 245. When I use the Linear Dim tool the dimension I get is 3.2081. how can I get the Dim to be the same 245 mm?
Do I just do it again and change the scale factor?
If I had to guess it has something to do with my defult setting, but I do not know.
Thank you for your help and I aplogoze for such an elemetary question.
Kevin





RE: Dimension units
Use the SCALE command on the already inserted image, or reinsert it with a different scale. The new scale is
245
---
3.2081
Instead of calculating that and writing down the result,
try this:
When it asks for a scale factor, you can say
'cal<space>
245/3.2081<space>
... that built in calculator is nice to have. Too bad it doesn't work every place you might need it.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Dimension units
Thanks.
It worked very well.
Kevin