Model Space to Paper Space

[rank03]

I am having difficulties with the scale of my drawing. In my model space, the units are set to decimal - millimeters. And then, when I set up a viewport in paper space even 1/128"=1'-0" is too small. I'm using a size 24"x36" paper. Everything is set to 1:1 and I drew 1:1 in model space. Previously, another person drew this drawing and it fit on an 8x11 sheet of paper at 1:10, but mine doesn't fit on 24x36.
What did I do wrong?

[MSasu]

Welcome to the Forum, rank03!

Which are the overall dimensions of your Model sketch?

[rank03]

36036mmx30740mm

[MSasu]

Your sheet in Layout is drawn in inches or in equivalent millimeters? If I'm not wrong, the 1/128" : 1'-0" scale translate to an ~0.00065 scale factor, then the sketch will display 23.4 x 20 units in Layout, so should fit a 24x36 paper, but not a 610x914 one (metric equivalent).

[danellis]

At that size a scale of 1:100 will fit comfortably.

Why're you mixing units? I would guess that's where your confusion's coming in. Your model shouldn't fit onto an 8x11" sheet at 1:10, either, so it looks like your colleague did something wrong, too. (at 1:10 you'd need a 3.6m or 12' sheet!).

dJE

[rank03]

74624mm is actually the dimension horizontally. Sorry! Yes, my collegue has confused me by saying it should fit with a 1/8"=1'-0", but I'm drawing in metric. My layout is drawn in millimeters. Thanks for all your help. It's still not working though

[MSasu]

My layout is drawn in millimeters.

This means that the said 24x36 sheet is in fact drawn as (about) 610x914 units in Paper Space?

[rank03]

MSasu, can I create my own paper space size to 610x914 because it is not in the drop down menu under paper size?

[MSasu]

Can you upload that drawing here?

[rank03]

I don't think I can. I am an intern for an architecture firm and this is one of their projects.