wfleitz Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Hi all, I am a AutoCad newbie with a question. I am drawing up a part that has a cylindrical head. The head has a diameter of .300". I want to enlarge it by a factor of 16 so it is more visible on the print ( I am using a preexisting template). Is there a way of scaling it so the dimensioning measurement stays the same? Every time I enlarge it the dimensioning changes to .480". Thanks ahead of time. FYI, I am using AutoCad 2009. Quote
Brooklyn Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 All drawings should be done in Model Space at a scale 1:1 So draw your cylinder head with the desired diameter of .300" & enlarge your drawing in a ViewPort by selecting (or creating) a desired scale. This will enable you to not only print your drawing of a cylinder head large enough for viewing but, will also scale that cylinder head to the desired diameter of .300" Do some reading up on Viewports & you will see how simple your task can be achieved Quote
wfleitz Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 Thank you, that helped alot. You were right that once I got into it, it was pretty simple. Thanks again. Quote
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