Adam101 Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 I have a drawing drawn to 1:5000 and my metric ruler only has 1:500 I tried multiplying my reading by 10... but it seems to be to large? how do i convert the 1:5000 so i can draw a measurement on the 1:500 ruler scale? I haven't used one of these rulers in ages so please explain it with some detail in fact i dunno if i'm even using it correctly Thank you Quote
Dadgad Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 You will need to divide by 10, as 1/500 is ten times larger than 1/5000. For instance, if you draw something which reads as 100 meters on your 1/500 scale onto your 1/5000 scale drawing, it is no longer 100 meters, but 1000meters. Quote
Dadgad Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Are you talking about working on an actual paper print of a drawing, or in Autocad, on your computer? If you are on your computer go to MODELSPACE, and hopefully you will find the drawing done full size, at 1:1 scale. Quote
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