thegodplato Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I have been opening old drawings from 2006, 2007, etc in MEP 2010 and I am finding that the scale could be metric, imperial or both. The units are set to metric so how come I'm seeing imperial ones as well or instead of? Could this be because the drgs were done in old cad versions? Is there a global setting that we should be setting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Some CAD users elected to depict alternate dimensions. It is an option found in your Dimension Styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegodplato Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 No sorry, perhaps I was unclear. The scale element I'm talking about relates to the scale of the `layout` as in 1:100, etc. For some reason, some of the drawings are only enabling me to set an imperial scale like 1/82 = 1`0" rather than 1:100, etc which is frustrating. Any clues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 1/82 = 1'-0" is not an Imperial scale I've ever heard of. Perhaps someone did some editing of the scale list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipsophrenic Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 1/82 = 1'-0" is not an Imperial scale I've ever heard of. Perhaps someone did some editing of the scale list. To check this type in the command bar SCALELISTEDIT if there is a list of unusual scales or not what you're after you can add your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 1/82 = 1'-0" is not an Imperial scale I've ever heard of. Where is your imagination (hint -what is Shift 2 character) Just a typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegodplato Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 whoops sorry just a typo!!! 1/8" still don't understand why it would happen on some drawings and not others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 It happens because someone took the time and effort to reference both metric and imperial scales in the scale list. They probably thought it would be advantageous to the way they work. What one user finds acceptable may be considered confusing by another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipsophrenic Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Thats how the standard template where i works set up - confuses the heck outta me though, so if i know i'm gonna be the only cad tech drafting that drawing i immediately delete all the imperial scales. and afterwards if i'm wrong i just click on a button provided for us in tool pallets and re-import the template without losing any work . . . maybe autodesk could add this as a standard feature . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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