How do I change the scale in AutoCAD?
To Change the Scale of a Drawing View
- Move the cursor over the drawing view to edit. The drawing view border appears.
- Click an empty area inside the drawing view. Grips appear.
- Click the lookup grip. A menu appears.
- Select the new scale from the menu.
How do I change the scale of a line layout?
To Scale Linetypes in Layout Viewports
- With PSLTSCALE set to 1 (default), set the current linetype to dashed, and then draw a line in a paper space layout.
- In the layout, create a viewport with a zoom factor of 1x, make that layout viewport current, and then draw a line using the same dashed linetype.
What is AutoCAD scale?
Scale Factor. Multiplies the dimensions of the selected objects by the specified scale. A scale factor greater than 1 enlarges the objects. A scale factor between 0 and 1 shrinks the objects. You can also drag the cursor to make the object larger or smaller.
How do you calculate scale?
To scale an object to a smaller size, you simply divide each dimension by the required scale factor. For example, if you would like to apply a scale factor of 1:6 and the length of the item is 60 cm, you simply divide 60 / 6 = 10 cm to get the new dimension.
What is the importance of scale in AutoCAD?
A scale factor between 0 and 1 shrinks the objects. You can also drag the cursor to make the object larger or smaller. Creates a copy of the selected objects for scaling. Scales the selected objects based on a reference length and a specified new length.