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Setting up metric using a scale 1:100, and millimeters?


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I am new to AutoCAD, and I have no idea how to set up the plan so that it is metric, at a scale 1:100, and using millimeters? Could you please help me out, or post a blank .dwg with all the correct settings. Thankyou very much in advance!

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Open a new drawing click on metric & say ok.

Start drawing whatever you want to in full scale.

You only need to set up the scale while plotting in the plot dialog box.

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Thankyou very much for your reply.

oh ok then. So if I wanted to measure in millimetres instead of whatever it is measuring in what would I do? And if I wanted it to print at a scale of 1:100, how would I go about that?

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Thankyou very much for your reply.

oh ok then. So if I wanted to measure in millimetres instead of whatever it is measuring in what would I do? And if I wanted it to print at a scale of 1:100, how would I go about that?

 

Hit the plot button,

& use the settings shown below

if not clear then the best thing

hit "F1"

print.JPG

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I think the easyest way to draw in scale is this:

 

You draw in model space whatewer you want, in scale 1:1.

 

Then you go to layout, and make a viewport. ( command : "mv" )

You can match the size of a viewport to size of a paper you are printing on.

When your viewport is done, you click on it, go to properies and under "Misc" section, you set "Custom scale" to 1 if you want the printout to be in scale 1:1, 10 if you want scale 1:10 and so on...

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