Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
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I am drawing the Instrument board of a WWII airplane. Now I want to scale the Board to a 1/5 scale for a model airplane, but I don't know how to do this.
So how does one scale down a drawing in Solid works?
Jean
So how does one scale down a drawing in Solid works?
Jean






RE: Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
If it's a 3d model, and the feature sketches are fully dimensioned and constrained, you could use the ModelRescaler macro from http
If the feature sketches are or aren't fully dimensioned, you could use the Scale function within SW.
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If it's a 2D drawing created from a 3D model, you could adjust the print scale but that's not the best method.
If it's only a 2D drawing ... why are you using SW?
RE: Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
Jean
RE: Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
A model (part or assembly) is a 3D solid (or wireframe) which can be rotated and viewed from all angles.
A drawing is the 2D representation of the 3D model, shown in various views on a flat "paper" sheet.
If the Instrument Board is a single part, make a copy and use the ModelRescaler macro.
If the Instrument Board is an assy, you will have to make a copy of the assy, and copies of all the parts and scale them individually. Then you will have to re-reference each part within the copied assy.
RE: Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
If your drawing views are 1:1 scale, you can still scale down right in the print menu, under "Page Setup".
RE: Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
I will try what you said and get back to you.
Jean
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Alternatively you could create scaled configurations of each part, and use a Design Table in the original assy to control which part config is active.
RE: Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
Going down this path you will lose the feature tree in the part, so you won't be able to edit the dimensions... so make sure you full size representation is correct before you saveas part.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
If you plan to scale and print a drawing to use as a template for panel layout leave the sketch (which is actually a part model?) at 1:1 and create a _drawing_ at 1/5 scale, print at 100% (not 'to fit') and use that. Keep in mind, most printers do not scale accurately, so you will need to fiddle. I do this by drawing and printing a ruler in the sketch or having a known distance. Adjust the 100% scale up or down until it prints correctly.
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Jean
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I want to save a copy to STL format but don't know how
Jean
Jean Forgues
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Jean Forgues
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Also... you should have started a new thread for this new issue.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: Scaling a drawing from full to 1/5
Jean Forgues