Scaling Layouts Correctly

I understand how to set a viewport scale to 1/4",1/8".....

Now I am trying to scale the viewport for 1"=50' and can not figure it out. Please Help

what proccess do you use when scaling a VP to 1/4"?

I create a viewport by clicking the "Single Viewport" button on my toolbar. After creating the viewport I click on the "Model or Paperspace" button on the very bottom (next to OSNAP/OTRACK/DYN/LWT....)

From there I go to the "Viewport Scale Control" tool in the toolbar and select 1/4"=1'-0"

There is not an option to scale it by 1"=50'

The viewport scale is the reciprocal of the scale factor. So 1"=50' gives a scale factor of 600. The reciprocal would be ~.00166667 or 1/600.

You can also use SCALELISTEDIT to add the desired scale to your list. And where it says "___ paper units = ___ drawing units" you can simply insert it there (i.e. 1" paper units = 50' drawing units) and name it however you desire. Call it Fred if you want

Or you can make your VP active and start the ZOOM command than enter 1/50xp and hit enter.

That would work, wouldnt it?

Thanks Fred, your my new hero and scale name

Heh, just be careful if you happen to use any fields which pull the viewport scale...It could be a little akward explaining to your Boss what "Scale: Fred" means and why he shouldn't fire you.