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I'm a student of Architecture, so... I don't know much about AutoCAD...
Ok, today I started drawing in CAD, and I realized that the measurements of the lines are not appearing... I already changed the dimensions and all the options I know... But nothing happens! I draw a line and nothing appears... Could you please tell me what to do?... I'm desperate, since it's a big project, and I't due on Monday!
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
BTW, your explanations are great :]
We want to see you offen too.
You can create more than one MVIEW for each layout. And in MODEL SPACE mode you can zoom each viewport seperately.
I have a question. I have been using ACAD professionally ever since release 9. I have seen Model space and Paper space develop over the years, and I appreciate the way they make scaling to actual paper (plotting) easier. Esp. when producing architectual or civil drawings, drawing in model space where every drawing unit represents 1mm is great and then just scale them to paper space when plotting is neede. However, I have never found a solid and good solution when it comes to text. Drawings must conform to standards (ISO for example) and when I draw something in modelspace and need some text with it, I must calculate the textheight accoding to the scale I will be plotting in. Ok, at first glance not a big problem. text that needs to be 2.5 mm high on the plot I just draw 250 when the scale is 1:100, but what if I want to plot in 1:100 AND 1:50 ?? The text-height comes out all wrong. Placing text in paperspace is not an option either because sometimes different scales mean different paper-sizes (A0 becomes A1 etc.) which means that all text is in the wrong place.
So, do I overlook something or is there no "simple" solution?
Please try SPACETRANS, SCALETEXT and JUSTIFYTEXT commands. These three commands esp. designed for MSPACE/PSAPACE transitions.
I hope this makes easier to scale your texts :)
Thnx for the reply, but I really don't see how this makes things easier. Spacetrans only works in paperspace, and when there is a drawing with 10 or more layout's attached to it all with different scales this means I have to apply the same text 10 times or more. Besides, like I said, placing text in paperspace is not very efficient because when something changes in modelspace (or if the viewport changes) I must accomodate for that in every paper space.
Scaletext and justifytext would seem a better option, but again, if I need to plot something I must change the textheight for every plot. This can be a tedious job and easilly forgotten.
Plus, what about attributes that are often part of blocks. They alway's reside in modelspace.
If I could add my 2 cents to a wishlist I would opt for text having a relative scale attribute that automatically adjust when plotting.
All i know about text scale was that. Hope visitors can answer your issue.
See you again
now its very clear to me about scale concept.thanx.i have some problem about osnap command.please clear it for me .i am a civil engineering diploma student.
If the drawing scale is 1:250 mentioned in title box (all dimensions in mm) and i have to draw circle of 79 meters radius.Now pls let me know that i have give draw circle of 316 radius so that it can show 79meters.
Pls clear my dought
Like i mentioned in my article, if you want to draw a circle with 79m radius you should enter 79000 as radius. Of course with accepting your 1dwg unit = 1mm
I was wondering: if i draw in cm in model space (1 unit=1cm) is there a way to set up the layout units in cm also and not mm ... I use a field (in layout) with a custom scale attribute and it shows 1:10 scale while I'm printing a 1:100 scale on paper....is there a way to change this so that 1:100 on screen is 1:100 on paper. Thanks
Would you like to suggest good books for beginners
on autocad (mehanical).
Thanks & Regards.
Sorry, I'm not fallowing the published books on AutoCAD worldwide. May be our readers suggest their favorite books.
I am just starting to learn autocad by self. I am reading a lots of tips from net. I started with the origin point. When I put 0,0 or any other number in this format it is not giving me a straight line. it is slanting backwards and making a half triangle
Please advise me
Cherian
Please read my "Coordinates in AutoCAD" article.
Have a nice weekend :)
thanx in advance for help
don't you think so,
cool
Further I would like to know how draw one object in different scales. for an example I want to draw a cross section of a road in two different scales in X-direction & Y-direction 1:50 & 1:20 respectively. Do I still draw this in 1:1 scale in model space & do the adjustment when the prints are taken. please explain... also explain about viewports & layouts and models
Please read http://www.dailyautocad.com/autocad/advanced-pl... article. And chackout our http://www.dailyautocad.com/category/printout/ category.
I have searched your data and can't figure out the answer to my question. If anyone can help... I'd be very happy.
Here's the scenario: I started using AutoCAD at work this year. Picked up the basics pretty well. Now I have it at home and can't figure out how to change my modelspace. At work, we can draw anything no matter how big. At home, I can't figure out how to make the modelspace larger. I draw a line 12" long (just for testing) and zoom out but the line is still VERY visible. I need to plan a room in a home but when I enter the dimensions in inches the plan is too big to view (can't zoom out far enough). How can I set the space to accommodate any drawing?
Thanks
Ive have drawn in model space so that 1 dwg unit = 1 metre, and i'm now trying to set up my layout to a standard scale. However after much confusion I have realised that my paper space units are in inches for some strange reason, ie when i draw a line in paper space it measures in inches.
I checked Format => Units and sure enough it was in inches, so i changed it to millimetres, however it still draws in inches. I then check the page setup to make sure everything was in metric units, but still the problem persists.
Can anyone suggest what is going on and how to resolve this?
Thanks,
Rick
I think problem is your plotting device settings. Please try to select DIN format papers (e.g. A4 A3 ..). If this can not solve focus on your Windows control panel. look at your locale settings are metric or not.
turns out my title block that i was importing into the drawing was in imperial, and overiding the overall metric units of the drawing. Thanks again for the help.
Thanks for your help,
I am a beginner and my knowledge on acad is limited. i hope you would help me solve this problem. I have created many drawings of mechanical components in A4 sheet format and to the true size. some are very big, say 2000mm by 1000mm and some are small say about 100mm by 60mm. now my boss wants everything in an A0 sheet. As you know naturally the smaller components get shrunk when i bring all dwgs in A0. so I tried to resize/scale the smaller components but the dimension also gets changed. Do i have to override all dimensions to scale the particular component dwg so the dimensions are not affected? Or is there a way to scale the object/component drawing with out updating/affecting the original dimensions? i hope i have put it rightly. Thanks in advance.
senthil
I Think your old parts drawn with scaled dimensions. E.g. 1000mm length is reduced 100mm as in 1:100 scale drawing. If so you have to dimension them again after scaling 1/1.
Please explain what is your sitiuation.
My knowdege about AutoCAD is very limited. And things about Model/Paper space, units and scales trouble me most. In your article,
You said it is important how users accept 1 AutoCAD drawing unit.
So exactly how? Say I want to let 1 drawing unit = 1 feet or 1 cm? What are the commands I should go through?
Forget to ask one more question:
What is defined as a drawing unit?
First of all, work in model space and use layouts as paper.
In modelspace, when you enter "1" for any distance inputs, Autocad draws 1 DWG unit. here is mini table for 1 DWG unit
In architectural discipline
ANSI std: 1DWGunit can be accepted as 1 ft or 1 inch
DIN std: 1DWGunit can be accepted as 1cm or 1m
In mechanical discipline
ANSI std: 1DWG unit can be accepted as 1 inch
DIN std: 1DWG unit can be accepted as 1 mm
Thanks for your quick reply.
But, you said 1 DWGunit "can be" accepted as 1 ft or 1 inch. Are u saying there is no way to tell AutoCAD what 1 drawing unit really represent?
Maybe I wasn't clear in the previous comments/questions. What I am asking is how to tell AutoCAD to make 1 drawing unit equal to 1 cm or foot in real world regardless of what disipline I am in?
Thanks
I've seen several other software programs that allow various placements of alternate dimension but can't seem to find it in Autocad.
Is this an option on the latest versions?
Thanks
I have a long term goal, its my dream to alway design my own house, i know it will defently take time, but i have taken the first step to learn and get more knowledge on arhitecture. I want to know whats the best program to use to design my own house, and how can i go about on doing this goal that i have. What are the main things i need to be looking at. I was considering Autocad and learning out of the lessons you have so i know what to expect, they are very good, i just want to make sure i’m heading the right direction.
Thanks,
I prefer REVIT building for architectural drawings. But Home3D is cheaper :) of course
can i do work within model space through mvsetup?
how can i display the co-ordinate points in the working plane.
Regards
Thank you!
This point is very important, AutoCAD is Scale less software!
In AutoCAD we have two different Drawing Scale:
1-Draw scale =CAD drawing and real world measurement. (for example 1/100)
2-Plot scale factor =CAD drawing and plot sheet size (for example 1/1)
Note: If you know the sheet size that you’re going to use and real-world size of the building plan you’re going to draw, and you want to find out the largest drawing scale factor you can use:
1.Divide the X dimension of the building by the X dimension of the sheet.
2.Divide the Y dimension of the building by the Y dimension of the sheet.
3.Take the larger number from the calculations in steps 1 and 2.
4.Round up to the nearest "real" drawing scale factor that’s used in architectural drafting
I am newly employeed at a consulting engineering firm.
I know nothing about autocad. I have opened it & played around, but still can't draw anything.
Can you suggest where I should begin for learning on my own? Is there step by step information somwhere?
Please let me know where to start.
Thanks very much,
Sidney
scale is 1:750
sheet is A0
so kindly advice me 1 unit of drawing is equals to how many of actual
In paper space,
1 DWG Unit = 750 paper unit (mm acceptance)
1 DWG Unit = 75 paper unit (cm acceptance)
1 DWG Unit = 7.5 paper Unit (m acceptance)
Bye
i want ot know more about lline standared thikness in drawing will giving print
Viral Panchal
Suzlon Energy ltd India
i m new user of auto cad, i am facing some problem in making a dimenson style like m,cm,mm
sir will you send me some tips about these three dimensiom style,
thanks
It is very helpful for us student taking up architectural Engineering....
nice job and keep it up your good work
God Bless You....
I'm glad to see your good words.
Regrads
Opps command brings back the latest erased object.
Regards
I have one question, I'm doing a software application that does not use Autocad but if interprets data from a CAD file. There any way to know the correspondence of 1 dwgUnit in this file, I mean the real scale that is stored in the CAD file, or the data stored in the CAD file are always in CAD units.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my English :)
It's up to your way of programming. E.g. You can check the one of doors' width in drawing. If width is close to 100 unit, consider acceptance is cm.
Regards
Thanks for this site cos when am searching for real thing in AutoCad after searching endlessly finally i found what make my mind to be at peace and it is your site...Am very grateful for this site.
Thanks.
Did you try changing units from Format menu?
Regards
Autocad hasn't such automatic dimension feature to dynamic dimensioning. You may try Revit Architecture software.
Regards
1. Can i scale the layout?
2. I want my MS limits to reflect in the paperspace but i cant set it accurately.....can you help me this
thanks
2. In PS mode, get in the MV you wat to work. Use ZOOM LIMITS command to zoom your MS limits.
I just want to say THANK YOU! I have learn autocad by my own and have been struggling a lot with the scale thingy but this is so easy to comprehend!!! Thanks again! =D
I'm new with AutoCAD. I have a quaestion for You: how to configure display units so that with maximal zoom, without snap active when I place a point with mouse and then another by inputing coordinates (readed from first one), to allways place-it in over ? Note I'm using 2004 version, with scale 1:1 (mm) and precision 0.001 for x and y. If snap function is ON mouse moves are restricted adn points are OK; if snap function is off placing a point with mouse can be done in a square with same x and y - this is what I wnat to prevent (any move to mouse I wand to be to a different coordinate, and yet close - like increased by 0.001). Thank You ! I'm sorry if this is a silly question from a novice.
Actually, if you accetp your unit as mm you can set your limits a little big than your model size. E.g. your'e planning to draw a shaft with 1300mm long. You can set your limits to 1500,1000.
I have recently been working with AutoCAD 2005. I've been doing a tedious job of applying a logo to every page of my drawings. Now, this wouldn't be so bad except the fact that the scaling from page to page is inconsistant. I would like to know if theres a macro I can use that will apply my logo to every page up to scale so that each drawing is consistant and is the same size when I print.
~Thanks
Assume your drawing is 1:10 scale (Which should be in 1:1 scale). Open drawing and use SCALE command by selecting all entities and SCALE it to 10.
Regards
Please clarify
Suppose i have a room size of around 29.7 x 21( m ).I would like to show it in a standard A4 sheet (297 x 210 (mm)). Also the components in the room are to be in metres, i.e i would like my input dimensions in metres.So i fixed my drawing limits as ( 29.7 , 21) , so that each drawing unit corresponds to metres.The drawing can be scaled down by a factor of hundred on the A4 sheet.Now coming to the text size of the drawing, as a standard practice 2.5 mm text height is used for a 1:1 scale and it is multiplied by a suitable scale factor (i.e 25 mm for a 1:10 scale etc.) so that when it is finally scaled down on to the paper your 2.5 mm is preserved.For the above case as the scale is 1:100 , our dimension text height should be 250mm or 0.25 m .So we modify the text height to 0.25m (as every input we make is in metre).Now I would like to plot the drawing in an A4 sheet.So i turned on layout tab where i could find the drawing which looks smaller for the page.So I increased the limit box size to fit the paper size and tried "zoom extents" for the picture and saw the preview in the plotter which fits the page .Is this the correct way?
Thank you very much for your clear explanation and tips
Could you help me with how to change the leader arrow head size without changing the dimension arrow head size ?
what does it means
"The annotation scale is not equal to plot scale. Do you want to continue."
Thanx for early response
I have a big trouble, I made floor plans and the units are set to 1/8" to 1'. I have drawn the plan from the blue prints which are scaled to 1/8" = 1'. I measured from my architectural scale of 1/8 and i drew. Now I want to plot it in 22x34 in sheet as well as 11x17 in sheet. When I make a layout and viewport i'm confused what scale should we use to measure the dimensions from those printouts. Site engineer wants to measure from his scale. So what scale i should suggest him?
I seem to have the hardest time with Drawings I get in Metric... especially if they are without any dimensions.
Ex: There is not a PaperSpace. The title block is drawn in ModelSpace at 1:75 scale. Units: Decimal / inches. I Always print at 1/4" scale.
What steps can I do to convert the drawing correctly to print at 1/4" Scale.
If I have a dimension I am able to scale the drawing, but w/o them... I am lost?
Thanks,
Karen
I've been having a bit of a problem with autocad because I don't quite understand the way it displays its scales. What is the difference between 1:10_14, 1:10_36 or 1:10_24? Where could I go to chose whatever scale I want? In one of the drawing I got the scale is 1:126.6143327, I cannot work with a scale like that, I cannot plot the drawing with that scale on it...
Thanks in advance
so thats why i copy some cad files that had been already converted to mm units then i erase the drawing within it..... yeah sounds crazy... but i have no options and idea but to do it ...
i am a fresher in autocad n i am unable to understand the dimensions style settings. In a autocad drawing i open dimension style manager to check the dimension.....style1 =1693 mm is showing n when i click on style2 for the same drawing dim length its showing me 423.29 mm & for style3 its showing 254.0 mm & for standard .508 mm for the same drawing, why like this !!! .so can u plz explain me what does it mean. .? what is the reason...why these dimension r changing like this..hope i get a easy answer from u though my question may be its little difficult ..:)
thanks,
armaan
As I am very new in AutoCAD I would like to ask any of you a question.
Therefore, my problems are:
1) I have a drawing at a scale of 1:1000. From this drwaing I have to select only a part of it and put the selected part in a new drawing at a scale of 1:500 or 1:200.
2) How do I set the page as A1 format (I know it sound stupid but have no ideea and i've been through page manager).
I would appreciate few answers for people like me-beginners !
Thanks
2) If you are using scaled drawing (actually this is wrong) please draw a frame for A1 and position your drawing into it.