1"=100' in AutoCAD 2009

AutoCAd 2009

I am duplicating a drawing on 24 X 36" that has a scale of 1"=100'.

How do I set up that scale in AutoCAD when using a veiw port?

The view port scales show ratios and 1"=1'-0" Arch scales & metric

scale ratios.

Thank you,

Assuming your drawing units are feet (not feet & inches)

while in the unlocked viewport...

Zoom > Center > 1/100xp

You can also simply click on the viewport and manually type 1"=100' into the pulldown box on the viewport toolbar. I'm pretty sure there was also a way to edit the scale options available from that pulldown menu, but I can't for the life of me remember where that option is...

You can also simply click on the viewport and manually type 1"=100' into the pulldown box on the viewport toolbar. I'm pretty sure there was also a way to edit the scale options available from that pulldown menu, but I can't for the life of me remember where that option is...

use command 'scalelistedit'

Hmmm, doesn't seem to recognize that command, but I use 2004 at work. I guess that's just a newer command.

this was probably added in 2008

you can also set the scale using the zoom command in the viewport by using the xp option (meaning times paperspace)...

1"=100' is 1"=1200" thus a ratio of 1:1200 thus you would zoom>1/1200xp...of course this ratio will only work if the model space stuff was drawn in inches and the tilte block in paperspace is drawn in inches too...