Knowledge Base
Knowledge Base| Subject: | questions on how the scaling of the drawing works when creating a viewport |
|---|---|
| Status |
Resolved |
| Product | WireCAD v8 |
| Product Level | PRO |
| Database Type | SQL Server |
| Build Number (last 4 digits of version) | 1381 |
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Customer
hello,
Hopefully I can explain this one clear enough so that you can understand what the heck I am talking about. I have a question on how the scaling works on the drawing when creating a viewport. Here is an example of what I am seeing. I have one drawing that has maybe twenty blocks on it when I open a viewport in the layout space, the entire drawing shows up and the blocks are a specific size. If I have another drawing with say five blocks on it so of them the same blocks as the previous drawing and I open a viewport the block are scaled to a different (larger) size on the paper. How do I get the block sizes to remain constant no matter how many blocks I have on the drawings?
Hopefully I can explain this one clear enough so that you can understand what the heck I am talking about. I have a question on how the scaling works on the drawing when creating a viewport. Here is an example of what I am seeing. I have one drawing that has maybe twenty blocks on it when I open a viewport in the layout space, the entire drawing shows up and the blocks are a specific size. If I have another drawing with say five blocks on it so of them the same blocks as the previous drawing and I open a viewport the block are scaled to a different (larger) size on the paper. How do I get the block sizes to remain constant no matter how many blocks I have on the drawings?
17-October-2016 (02:23 PM)
If I am understanding correctly it sounds like the viewport of each drawing is zooming to the extents of the entities in model space. As you have noted this produces inconsistent results.
There are two approaches you can take to provide consistent printable output. Both involve numerically zooming the viewport to the model.
1. Use the Model Space Boundaries function in WireCAD. This produces a numerically scaled rectangle in the model that provides a boundary and is scaled to the viewport with known values.
2. Switch to the layout, select the viewport, click View>Zoom Scale and enter a number like .5 (50% zoom).
There are two approaches you can take to provide consistent printable output. Both involve numerically zooming the viewport to the model.
1. Use the Model Space Boundaries function in WireCAD. This produces a numerically scaled rectangle in the model that provides a boundary and is scaled to the viewport with known values.
2. Switch to the layout, select the viewport, click View>Zoom Scale and enter a number like .5 (50% zoom).
17-October-2016 (03:42 PM)
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Also check out this ticket:
https://www.wirecad.com/index.php?route=reports/view&ticket_id=100468
https://www.wirecad.com/index.php?route=reports/view&ticket_id=100468
17-October-2016 (03:43 PM)
Support