Viewport Scale Problem

[Dave Allen]

I have created my drawing in model space and created a viewport in a layout. My problem is getting the model drawing into the viewport at 1:50. Every time I add the standard 1:50 scale in the viewport layer dialogue box the image in paper space is tiny! I have also tried the zoom and Scale functions to no avail.

My expecttaion is that the drawing should fill the A3 paper layout I have created.

Any help on what I am doing wrong will save me losing all my hair.

[MikeScott]

Did you draw the object(s) at 1:1 scale?

 

If not, then that's where you're running into trouble.

[Dave Allen]

Mike

 

Thans for the reply. How am I able to tell if I did not draw in model space at 1:1 scale?

 

Dave

[Dipali]

check size of the a3 paper you have created. it it is in inches & your drawing is in mm the problem u r having can occur. the paper size you need to select in same unit as your drawing (mm or inches.)

[iskalipsi]

What mike means in drawing it in 1:1 scale is that 1cm=1 unit in model space.Then you should have no problem in scaling it to 1:50.

maybe the size of your A3 paper in not right.You viewport should have the same size as your A3 paper.

[koopman]

It usually works if you are in the viewport (tilemode 0, ms) and use the zoom command and enter the required scale with the letters xp behind it i.e. 1/50xp

[Dave Allen]

Guys

 

Thanks for all your help.

 

I found the problem stemmed from the fact that I set the drawing units at mm and proceeded to draw with Meters in mind.

E.G I drew a line thinking it was 7.700 M long but it was in fact 7.700 mm long. This in turn gave me problems with SC, Zoom etc.