Custom drawing scale

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Custom drawing scale

Post by andrew » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:46 am

From a QCAD user:
The scale I need for my drawing is not listed in Edit > Drawing Preferences > Printing > Page > Scale. How can I set the scale of my drawing to a custom scale?

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Re: Custom drawing scale

Post by andrew » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:51 am

You can type any desired scale factor into that input field. For example "1:675" or 0.35 or 1/4, etc. Just point your mouse cursor at the input field, click with the left mouse button and start editing the scale:
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You can also adjust the drawing scale using the input field in the options tool bar of the print preview (File > Print Preview):
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