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(so if line representing a wall is 1203mm in real life and you want to draw at a scale of 1:50 then insert the line at 24.1mm)

Create a Composed Drawing view and draw everything to scale as if you were drawing on a piece of paper.This is the poorest method for users as it does not take advantage of the computer’s calculation abilities and forces the user to think in the same way as they would when manually drawing. Print the View using File>Print-Preview>Selection and enter the scale value before placing the print preview boundary rectangle on the view.Use the Explode Entity command (dynamite Icon) to explode the title block figure so you can edit it or change the text in it.If you’ve chosen an appropriate scale then the drawing will fit neatly inside the boundary of your title sheet. Locate the Figure over the top of your drawing. If the View Scale is 1:50 then the scale of the title block figure should be x=50, y=50, (z=1) It should match the scale you have set the view to. Use the Insert Figure by Origin Point command and select the desired Title Block figure from the supplied library (or one you have created and saved yourself).īefore Inserting the figure, set the X and Y scale of the figure you are inserting to the desired Print/Plot Scale.This will ensure that text and dimensions display at the correct size relative to the rest of your drawing. Set the View Scale (the ‘ Eye’ Icon then the ‘ 1:100′ Icon) to the scale value you want to print this view at.If a line representing a wall is 1203mm long in real life, enter it in CAD as 1203 (assuming you have units set to mm) In the TOP view draw all your line work at 1:1 (true scale).This is a simple method for beginners who are only working in 2D, and only have one scale on the drawing sheet. Print the Composed View using File>Print-Preview>Window.You can also choose to add more Model views and line them up on the sheet. You can also edit the text in the Title Block that is on this view too. Add text and image files to this Composed Drawing view.You can’t edit the model from this composed view but any changes you make in the Model view are reflected in this Compose Drawing view.

This places a viewing window of the model view into the Composed Drawing sheet view. Each inserted view can have different layers switched on or off. This allows you to add detail views or large scale overviews. Note: You can place several model views into the Composed Drawing at different scales if desired.

TOP view) at the desired scale using the Add View to Composed Drawing command.

Now insert your desired model view (e.g.

Create a Composed Drawing view – and select the desired sheet size and Title Sheet file from the supplied library (or one you have created and saved yourself). This Composed Drawing view is a representation of a drawing sheet at 1:1.

Set the View Scale (the ‘ Eye’ Icon then the ‘ 1:100′ Icon) to the scale value you want to print this view at.

Zoom in and out to fit the drawing into your view as much as you like – Zoom Scale does not affect the actual size of the object, it only changes how big it looks on screen, just like a zoom lens on a camera. the TOP view) draw all your line work at 1:1 (true scale). This is the preferred method for power users. There are 3 ways to work with the software, Methods 1 and 2 are preferred. This prevents you from having to calculate anything – just draw at its true size.

You are right, typically everything should be drawn in CAD at 1:1 (true scale). This is one of the most common questions for new users of CAD software.