Auto Cad 2006: hOW TO SCALE DRAWING

[skippy7024]

I am trying to down scale a drawing. I have a rectangle that is 400mm x 27mm. I cannot figure out how to scale this down, but be able to show the correct size 8mm holes that need to be added to it.

[mdbdesign]

Draw everything in 1:1 scale to avoid problem.

Is it draw in full scale?

[ReMark]

Welcome to the CADTutor forum skippy7024.

 

The one rule of thumb you should remember when drawing in AutoCAD is to do so, in model space, at FULL size. Then switch to a layout (gives us access to paper space), create a viewport, assign a scale to the viewport, lock the display and print/plot at a scale of 1:1.

 

Now to your question. Have you tried the SCALE command?

[skippy7024]

Thanks for your help. I think I understand now. I had done other drawings at 1:1, but my dimensions had never been that high.