Expert: Scott Wilcox - 10/31/2011

Question
Hi!

I wanted to know how to set a 2D drawing scale (1/100 , 1/50 , ...)

How do I do it??? in Autocad 2007

Thanks

Answer
1. Draw your content at full size in model space.
2. Set up your paper space layout at full size.
3. Create a viewport to see the model space  content.
4. Use Zoom, XP option to represent the plot scale.


From AutoCAD help:
Scale
Zooms to change the magnification of a view using a scale factor.

Enter a scale factor (nX or nXP): Specify a value

Enter a value followed by x to specify the scale relative to the current view.
Enter a value followed by xp to specify the scale relative to paper space units.
For example, entering .5x causes each object to be displayed at half its current size on the screen.



Entering .5xp displays model space at half the scale of paper space units. You can create a layout with each viewport displaying objects at a different scale.

Enter a value to specify the scale relative to the grid limits of the drawing. (This option is rarely used.) For example, entering 2 displays objects at twice the size they would appear if you were zoomed to the limits of the drawing.


Regards,
Scott Wilcox