More templates and scales

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More templates and scales

Post by Mr Confused » Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:16 am

Following on from the last question about templates and scales, I've chosen a frame and scaled it up accordingly, I draw a line at X length which apears correct in relation to the frame, and now the dimension is off the planet. so now i am drawing in 1:1 but QCAD has decided it's not going to dimension in 1:1.

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Re: More templates and scales

Post by andrew » Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:31 am

When dimensioning, please make sure the dimension scale is set to 1:1:
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If this is the case, the value shown is the real measure of your geometry.
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Re: More templates and scales

Post by Mr Confused » Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:38 am

Got it thank you, although i am still a little curious why there are so many ways to adjust scale when in theory we have abandoned the idea of scale.

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Re: More templates and scales

Post by andrew » Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:14 pm

Mr Confused wrote:Got it thank you, although i am still a little curious why there are so many ways to adjust scale when in theory we have abandoned the idea of scale.
You might want to show a smaller part of a drawing in a detail view in a different scale. In that case, you still need a way to adjust the scale of your dimensions so they reflect the correct measurements. In short: you only need different scales for dimensions if you want to mix different scales in the same drawing.

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Re: More templates and scales

Post by Mr Confused » Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:57 am

Understood: thank you.

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