The Tech Help You Need

[Andrew Mustun <andrew-aCmOJxhojgzQT0dZR+AlfA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

list+qcad-user-WUj5ZWo1vC5Rr7azmC0vjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> andrew-aCmOJxhojgzQT0dZR+AlfA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andrew Mustun) writes:
> 
>>- For printing you can adjust the drawing scale to print a
>>   big drawing on a small paper _without_ having to actually
>>   scale (as in modify) your drawing.
>>   The print scale can be adjusted in the print preview.
> 
> I've tried this but not with good results.   You can see my file at
> http://www.wsrcc.com/alison/mmtemplate.dxf to see what I'm doing:
> 
> 1. Open the file, which has mm as units.   It looks useful.
> 
> 2. Change units to inches under "Current Drawing Preferences."
>    Everything still looks fine although parts a few inches in size
>    won't be visible on the same scale as the template, which is now
>    200 inches rather than 200 mm across.
> 
> 3. Go to "Print Preview."  The features are now invisible, as they
>    huge compared to 8.5"x11" paper.   By scrolling all the way down,
>    you can now see the giant fonts.
> 
> 4. While staring at the giant fonts to get a sense of scale, use the
>    pulldown window in the upper left to change the scale.  Choosing
>    1"=32" for example, seems to do nothing.  Typing in 0.04 (about
>    1/25.4) or 1:0.04 or 0.04:1 does nothing.   What am I missing?

After 3.:
- Beside the pulldown menu that lets you choose the scaling, you
   can find three buttons. Click the third one ("Fit to page").
- Select menu "View" - "Autozoom"

This is usually the easiest way to get good results. You might
then want to adjust the scale factor to a common value that is
close to the automatically calculated factor.

> In general I think the problems I'm describing can be solved by the
> following approach:
> 
> 1. Create different templates for metric and inch drawings.

That's advisable anyway.

> 2. Copy only blocks between drawings with different units.

Or switch both drawings to the same unit (e.g. "None") before
copy / pasting to avoid the conversion between units.

> 3. Pray that the stupid inch system will go away soon.

Also a good idea.

   andrew
-- 
Andrew Mustun


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