scale and printing
scale and printing
(OP)
ok all I want to do is draw a square 10m x 10m and print it out at 1:100. Why am I finding this so difficult. I dont know if i,m typing in metres and cant for the life of me print out a square that realates to the dimensions i want. Please advise, I am using 2000i. Please go through from the very start. Thanks. Everytrhing else is ok.





RE: scale and printing
1. Are your units set to metric?
2. Are you getting a plot that does not scale properly?
3. Did you select the 1:100 plot scale?
4. What are your limits set to (should be more than 10,000mm)?
You really should not be having any trouble printing a
100mm square so check each of the above items and get back to us if your still having problems.
Steve Smith
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.
www.stacoenergy.com
RE: scale and printing
RE: scale and printing
You said that you've drawn a square 10 units x 10 units.
Are these units MM, CM, or Metres?
I believe that you may be drawing in millimetres which would give you the small square when printed at 1:100 scale.
Steve Smith
Product Engineer
Staco Energy Products Co.
www.stacoenergy.com
RE: scale and printing
because, unlike Microstation Intergraph etc,
in AutoCAD, the only place where it says
1 DU (Drawing Unit) = 1 m
is the memory of user.
So, in Plot dialogue, the scale must be set according to this information in the user's memory:
10 DU = 10 m = 10,000 mm = 100 mm paper
1 DU = 10 mm paper
when this scale is set in Plot dialogue,
the real scale becomes
1 DU = 1 m = 1000 mm = 10 mm paper.
which is effective 1:100 scale in mind.
Still, I get confused everytime myself.