Can't figure out how to print at 1/8" scale
Can't figure out how to print at 1/8" scale
(OP)
I'll start with an apology for the naive question.
I recreated my home & yard in the model view. Everything is to scale. 1' in real life reflects properly in the drawing when using the dimensions tool.
The drawing shows 90' x 120' in the model view.
I need to print this for the city planning department at 1/8" scale. When I attempt to change the Print Scale to 1/8", the drawing ends up being absolutely tiny in the corner of the paper.
I tried to Select All -> Scale -> 96 but I can't seem to make that work, either.
I can't seem to figure out how to do this properly. Can anyone please help me along?
Thanks!
I recreated my home & yard in the model view. Everything is to scale. 1' in real life reflects properly in the drawing when using the dimensions tool.
The drawing shows 90' x 120' in the model view.
I need to print this for the city planning department at 1/8" scale. When I attempt to change the Print Scale to 1/8", the drawing ends up being absolutely tiny in the corner of the paper.
I tried to Select All -> Scale -> 96 but I can't seem to make that work, either.
I can't seem to figure out how to do this properly. Can anyone please help me along?
Thanks!





RE: Can't figure out how to print at 1/8" scale
RE: Can't figure out how to print at 1/8" scale
RE: Can't figure out how to print at 1/8" scale
First, to print something "to scale", your paper needs to be large enough to accommodate the printed area. So if you have a 90' x 120' area you are trying to print, that is 1080" x 1440". If you want to print at the scale of 1/8"=1' (or 1:96), your paper must be larger than:
1080/96 = 11.25"
x
1440/96 = 15"
thus, you can't print that on "Ledger" paper (11x17). Remember, you have to subtract the borders where the printer can't print also, so that's at least 0.25" on most printers. (0.25" all around, i.e., x 2)
Pardon me if I'm stating what is obvious to you.
RE: Can't figure out how to print at 1/8" scale
It won't even work at 3/32" = 1' (1:128).
RE: Can't figure out how to print at 1/8" scale
Also, some of them will print your files for you, if you can get it into a format they can open. Maybe a Windows metafile (.wmf) or a PDF.