ReMark Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 For those of you struggling with viewport scale factors this list might prove beneficial. Scale Factors – AutoCAD model space drawing using a paper space viewport. Imperial (architectural) 12”=1’ 1xp 9”=1’ 3/4xp 6”=1’ 1/2xp 4”=1’ 1/3xp 3”=1’ 1/4xp 1”=1’ 1/12xp ¾”=1’ 1/16xp ½”=1’ 1/24xp 3/8”=1’ 1/32xp ¼”=1’ 1/48xp 3/16”=1’ 1/64xp 1/8”=1’ 1/96xp 3/32”=1’ 1/128xp 1/16”=1’ 1/192xp Imperial (engineering) 1”=2000’ 1/24000xp 1”=1000’ 1/12000xp 1”=500’ 1/6000xp 1”=200’ 1/2400xp 1”=100’ 1/1200xp 1’=60’ 1/720xp 1”=50’ 1/600xp 1”=40’ 1/480xp 1”=30’ 1/360xp 1”=20’ 1/240xp 1”=10’ 1/120xp Metric 1:5 1/5xp 1:10 1/10xp 1:20 1/20xp 1:30 1/30xp 1:40 1/40xp 1:50 1/50xp 1:100 1/100xp 1:200 1/200xp 1:500 1/500xp 1:1000 1/1000xp 1:2000 1/2000xp How to use. Make viewport active. Invoke Zoom command, Scale option, press Enter, input nXP scale factor type, for example, 1/96xp then press Enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Also for metric if you have the viewports toolbar open when you jump into a layout viewport a number will appear in the little box zoom to about what you want this number displayed is the current scale factor just enter the correct scale number easier than 1/100xp the number is simple 1000/scale 1:100 10 1:200 5 1:250 4 1:500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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