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WYS1WYG

Joined: Sun, Jan 4, 2009
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see my image- the scale is set to 12" = 1'...

the wall is one foot long that's for sure- but

where is the 12 inches as the equal?

an imaginary 12 inches? 12 inches where?

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Imaginary. 

Hmm. . . explaining scale factor. Tough one to do in a discussion group. 

A scale of 12" = 1'-0" is the same as 12" = 12" which is basically 1 : 1 full size.

Scale factor is 'view specific'.

We use scale factors to 'shrink' things down (or scale them up) to fit on the sheet (which we print at 1:1). A sheet of paper is usually in the area of 36"x24" so in order to fit a floor plan (50'x35') onto the sheet we apply a 'scale factor of say 1/4"=1'-0" (1:4 or 1/8"=1'-0" (1:96) to the view.

A scale factor of 12"=1'-0" is 1:1 and used to draw really small objects that fit on a sheet at 1:1 like a bread box or toaster oven.

Also equally as important, scale factor sizes all annotation objects (text, arrow heads, tags) in that view so when they get placed on a sheet they are readable and consistant across all sheets.

Wiki on Model Scale Factors > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scale_model_sizes

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WYS1WYG

Joined: Sun, Jan 4, 2009
356 Posts

thanks daryl-

yes 12" = 1' is actual size..

so i'm trying to get it to print actual size..

please see my image and tell me if you

know how to print that piece of 4" x 6" wall

it's actual size..

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