Drawing Title Size for 1/4

[charitybrown20]

Hi All,

 

If a drawing is going to be printed at 1/4 scale, then how is the drawing title to be made? If it's created in model space, then how big should each line be? How big will they be when they print?

 

I believe my line will be like:

 

FLOOR PLAN

ASSISTANT OFFICE 1306

SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"

 

Thank you sooo much!

[Nardino]

At 1/4" = 1'-0" the dimscale is 48. Hence whatever size you need this text to be on paper, multiply this size by 48. Example: you need the text to be 3/16" on paper, then multiply 0.1875 X 48 = 9. This is how high the text has to be in model space. Hope this is clear.

Nardino

[ReMark]

You have AutoCAD 2012 not AutoCAD r12 which really begs the question: "Why are you creating your title block and border in model space and not in a layout?"

[Murph_map]

You have AutoCAD 2012 not AutoCAD r12 which really begs the question: "Why are you creating your title block and border in model space and not in a layout?"

 

Shaking head also.......

I think the op is talking about text when he/she wrote line. If that's the case then annotation text styles would work wonders for him/her but I'm not about to explain how to use them here.

Now if they are talking about the text in the title block then I'm with you again.

 

Wonder when they'll post asking how to change from 11x17 to a 24x36 sheet.

Edited January 12, 2012 by Murph_map
added more.

[Dana W]

I also put my view titles and scale callouts, for example First Floor Plan________Scale: 1/4" = 1' - 0", in paperspace at 1:1. Trying to use annotation, or manual scaling for this item is a waste of time and effort. Besides, it's harder to determine how it fits and centers up in the viewport ahead of time. Nine times out of ten, I include these titles as part of my title & borderline block anyway.

 

The text height for these items depends on the paper size. Never smaller than 1/8" in any case, on 24x36 or larger paper my view titles are 3/8" high.

[charitybrown20]

I know there is a title block that goes on the right side usually with all of the information on it. But, I'm talking about drawing titles. Like let's say there is a floor plan and an elevation on the same sheet. Would I not have a drawing title under each of those? In the class I took a looong time ago the teacher had us put those in model space. But, from what I see in the replies just putting those in the paper space layout 1:1 and having the drawing itself in a viewport seems to be the wisest answer

[ReMark]

With the plan view and elevation(s) in separate viewports it would be very easy to put your view names (i.e. - Plan and Elevation) directly under each viewport in your layout. Since plotting is done from a layout at a scale of 1:1 you would make the height of your text exactly as you want it. If your company uses 1/8" high text then that is what you use. There is no need to scale text since it won't be in model space.

[Dana W]

I know there is a title block that goes on the right side usually with all of the information on it. But, I'm talking about drawing titles. Like let's say there is a floor plan and an elevation on the same sheet. Would I not have a drawing title under each of those? In the class I took a looong time ago the teacher had us put those in model space. But, from what I see in the replies just putting those in the paper space layout 1:1 and having the drawing itself in a viewport seems to be the wisest answer

 

Yup, wiser and easier. A loooooong time ago, paperspace was not what it is currently so a number of long time users have a tendency to do a lot more in modelspace.

[Murph_map]

I know there is a title block that goes on the right side usually with all of the information on it. But, I'm talking about drawing titles. Like let's say there is a floor plan and an elevation on the same sheet. Would I not have a drawing title under each of those? In the class I took a looong time ago the teacher had us put those in model space. But, from what I see in the replies just putting those in the paper space layout 1:1 and having the drawing itself in a viewport seems to be the wisest answer

 

That's how I would do it (except with MAP3D which has issues with with layouts). You can also use a field to label the the viewport scale for you.

[rkent]

Everywhere I have worked the Plan and Section title has been plotted 1/4" high, so in PaperSpace the text would be set 1/4" high.

 

In ModelSpace, using the formula give above, 1/4"=1'0" = scale factor of 48 (12/0.25), so 48 scale factor X .25" = 12" high text in MS.