nmetzger Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Hey everyone, hope someone out there can help with a scaling issue. I have a print that was drawn on solid works but I think it may have been a German version? Not familiar--but the text is all in German. Anyway, the scale is 1:100 and drawn in millimeters. I need to change to inches and scale 1:1 so I can make additions to the print. How do I do this? I am using AutoCad LT 2012. Quote
SLW210 Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 What exactly do you mean by a print? Scale by 1/25.4 then scale 100 or just 100/25.4. Quote
nmetzger Posted June 26, 2012 Author Posted June 26, 2012 My company is buying a new machine. I need to make sure the machine will fit in the space allowed. The company we are buying the machine from sent us a drawing. Their drawing was drawn with Solid Works, in millimeters, scale 1:100 and I believe it was created in Germany (not sure if this makes a difference). I changed the dimension style to 1, the primary units to inch, and the alternate units are to multiply by .03937. But when I copy from the original drawing and paste into a blank CAD drawing (mine) to try to draw a border around the machine to make sure it will fit on the pad we have poured, the units are not the same. I am not sure what the problem is. Quote
SLW210 Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 If they cant tell you the installation envelope for the machine, I would find another supplier. Are there dimensions on the drawing? Use the scale>Reference option. Quote
Blackfish Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 I think it's Insertion Scale issue. Check Tool > Options > User Preferences... As far I properly understand you should have set Millimiteres in both drop down menu. Quote
Dadgad Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Assuming that your new drawing will be in Imperial units (inches), I believe that the TARGET drawing units should be INCHES, or else there will be no scaling upon insertion. Quote
Blackfish Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 I believe that the TARGET drawing units should be INCHES, or else there will be no scaling upon insertion. That's my point: NO SCALING. If it's drawn in millimeters 1:1 why change it? Than you can apply Inches in Dimensions, but that's another story Quote
Dadgad Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 If it is drawn in mms at 1:1 and you insert it into an Imperial drawing without scaling it is just going to make life difficult. If your end goal is to have it drawn in Imperial units at 1:1, why not do it that way. Yes, it could be done, I just don't see that there is any advantage to doing it in that way. A drawing done at 1:1 in mms is not the same as one done 1:1 in Inches. So many different ways to go. Quote
Blackfish Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 A drawing done at 1:1 in mms is not the same as one done 1:1 in Inches. OK. You're right. I slightly misunderstood the first OP's post Quote
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