AutoCad :: Drawing Units And Scale

Jan 7, 2013

I have drawn a couple of small buildings. I'm using meters and plotting to A3. For some reason the in the layouts I have to put in a scale of 15:1 and 8:1 to see the building when I print.

I have looked at some other buildings that people have drawn, they are of a similar size in real terms. However they are plotting to 1:25.

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AutoCAD LT :: Drawing Units Scale

Oct 12, 2011

I am experiencing with an old drawing I am trying to open.  The problem seems to lie in that there is a hidden scale factor being applied to the dimension.

I draw a line that is 1.27 long.  When I dimension the line the resulting value is .635.  I have double checked that my primary units are set to a scale factor of 1 and the problem still persists.  Even more strange is that if I set the primary unit scale to 1.5 the resulting dimension value is correct at 1.905, with primary scale of 2 the dimension is 2.54, etc.  I have used AutoCAD for many years and never run into this issue.I am dimensioning in the model space when this occurs and using AutoCAD LT 2012.

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Aug 16, 2013

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Mar 6, 2012

what is the proper way to scale a drawing? The Lines that i have should be 3' ,not 3"

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May 14, 2012

there's a bug in my file. but

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I put a dummy @ base where I measured it with the tape measure.

I move it up 6000mm and it goes way off.

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Jan 15, 2013

Using ACAD 2013 64 bits. I am trying to insert a block created in inches (by another company), in a drawing created in meters, but it is not working. This is the initial setup: Block-drawing's units are set to inches, type Architectural. My drawing's units are set to meters, type decimal. So far so good, I guess. Then, I proceed to open my drawing, execute the insert block command and select the Block-drawing. Once selected, I can see in the dialog box . Block unit clearly reading inches and the correct scale factor of 0.0254. However, when click OK, the drawing is huge. I check it's properties and the block's geometry is correctly set at an insertion scale of 1, 1, 1; but, in Misc, the block unit is now "meters" and the unit factor is "1"! This means that one inch equals one meter. This does not happen when I create the blocks; in those cases it works as it should.

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May 6, 2012

I just installed autocad architecture 2012. when i opened it to start creating a new drawing/project the unit of measurement was in Millimeters.. i needed the Unit of measurement to be in architectural units, so i used the units command to change it to architectural units. the problem i am having now is that i think the Grid Scale is still in MM. when i tried to draw a line on the grid the line appeared to be tiny. the length of the line was 36'-5". i adjusted the scale to 1/4"=1' but that didnt change anything. in order to see the line that i drew i have to zoom in so much..

How do i adjust the grid scale to be the same as the units?

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Nov 3, 2013

how the scales and printing works.

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in the print dialogue i set the 1"mm" = 0.001 "units". the result is an image multiplied by 1000...arent the " units "   METERS? METERS is what i use in the drawing so why i get a biger image?

if i set 1"mm"= 1 "unit" and NOT 0.001 i get correct 1:1 print .

what i am missing?  c3d wants me to give 1mm=1meter?

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Jun 27, 2013

When I open a new drawing in my AutoCAD 2013 that I just recently installed last week, I encounter a problem that I am not familiar with from previus versions of AutoCAD I have worked on.  First of all, the units default to decimal, and I want them to default to architectural, with feet and inches.  I have to type UNITS in the command line every time I open a new drawing in order to adjust this.  I have AutoCAD for Architecture 2012 on another computer, and the program automatically defaults to architectural units upon opening up.  Just to let you know, the program I am having this difficulty  with is part of a package called Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013.  I was under the impression that it included AutoCAd for Architecture, but I think it has only standard AutoCAD.

The scale of the objects I draw vs. the scale of the drawing field is very out of proportion.  What I mean is, when I open a new drawing and draw a 30' -0" line, the line appears so long on the screen that I cannot see the whole object, even if I zoom out to the maximum.  I should be able to see the object in it's entirety.  In fact, when I draw a line that is only 12" long, even when the zoom is all the way out, the line looks huge in length.  I have tried adjusting the units to the architectural/inches setting of course, and I have tried adjusting the scale in model space from 1:1 to 1/4'=1'-0", but nothing is working.

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Jul 8, 2004

I am having some problems getting the hang of applying the drawing scale to my assignment. I understand the scale factor that is applicable to the printing only and that AutoCAD doesn't care about the units used...but something is not clicking here and I'm sure it is pretty simple. My assignment requires me to draw 3 simple structures at 1/8" scale on 11X17 paper. Each house is 20' long with 10' walls and each is done in absolute, relative, and polar. I actually completed the work with all 3 formats without specifying the scale or paper size, just to get familiar with the commands. But now that I am trying to set the dimensions correctly, I cannot replicate my work because I'm getting lost in the way things are defined. I am using AutoCAD 2005, also have a 2002 version to which I can defer.

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3ds Max :: Setting Up Units / Scale And World Space?

Sep 26, 2013

Just wondering what the best way is to set-up my units and scale preferences  in 3dsmax. I would like to have my units in mm or cm so that when I import an object with known and precise measurements, it will stay consistent in 3ds max. So that I can visualize the objects in the correct scale and make measurements with the right numbers.
 
Of course I dont want to mess with results ofmy textures, animation, camera and anything else in 3ds max and would want to have everything behave normally if my units were in cm or mm in stead of the default.

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Jan 18, 2012

I had tried to draw in different units in autcad other than inches, but fail to find i way. I tried going on tutorials, but all they say was to type in:

"Type in Unit in command

Press enter

A option will pop up

Change Units to whichever.

Okay so I tried this, and I change it to feets. The problem is, that whenever i draw a line, it would always be in inches. I want to find a way to draw in feets, so how I can do this.

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Jul 1, 2011

I am having problem getting my drawings to get small. Example 1" = 25' how is that translated into an architectural units. And the drawing to be small enough to fit in the screen. Actually I have problems with any architectural units to fit in my screen.

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Oct 10, 2012

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Nov 20, 2011

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Also, there's a simcard for the slim cell phone, on the desk.

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Oct 16, 2012

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Feb 22, 2012

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Current settings.
Drawing units
Length:
Type - Decimal
Percisin - 0

Angle:
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Precision - 0
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