How To Scale A Not To Scale Drawing

Non to Scale Drawings

Some drawings (such as isometric drawings) are Not To Scale (NTS). You lot can still count the points and specify the length for measurements on NTS drawings. The commencement step is to place the drawing as NTS. For data on calibration settings encounter Dimension Drawing Scale Edit Window.

Not To Scale is simply available in the Premer version of Dimension.

You create a measurement on a Not to Scale drawing the same way equally on any other drawing:

Start a new measurement
Select a standard trace
Digitize the points of the measurement

(There are numerous variations on this procedure. All of them will work for Not to Scale measurements.)

If you are only using the Count information type, you don't need to do annihilation special. (You Tin'T use the perimeter or expanse data types. Those values will exist zero.) If you are using the Length data type, an indicator will be displayed next to the first measurement betoken indicating that the length needs to be entered.

Figure 1: Measurement with Not to Scale Indicator

The length must be entered manually. With the measurement selected, double-click on the NTS indicator or select "Edit Not to Scale Lengths" from the context menu. The Not To Scale Edit Window volition exist displayed.

Figure 2: Non to Scale Edit Window

The window is displayed modelessly. That means you lot tin zoom and ringlet the cartoon while it is displayed.

This window displays a filigree of lengths. In that location is one row in the grid for each grouping of disconnected signal in the measurement. The starting time cavalcade prove the points included in the group. The second column is the input used to calculate the length of the grouping (more below). The third cavalcade displays the actual length calculated from the input.

The length input tin exist entered as multiple individual lengths joined by plus signs (1+2+3). The individual lengths tin exist entered in many ways:

Whole anxiety or meters -Simply enter the number of anxiety or meters.
Feet or meters with decimals -Enter the whole length and fraction length as a decimal number (10.75)
Feet with whole inches -Enter feet and inches separated by the single quote foot symbol (x'9)
Feet with whole and fractional inches - Enter the feet, the single quote human foot symbol, the whole inches, a dash, and the fractional inches (10'6-3/8).
Feet with fractional inches - Enter the feet, the single quote foot symbol, and the fractional inches (10'three/8).
Whole and fractional inches - Enter the feet (as nix), the single quote human foot symbol, the whole inches, a nuance, and the fractional inches (0'six-iii/8).

To make the entry more keyboard friendly, unlike separators are immune. The foot/inch separator can be either the single quote foot symbol or the dash. The inch/fraction separator can be either the nuance or a space. So all of these representations for twelve feet, half dozen and three quarter inches is immune:

12'6-3/four
12-6-three/4
12'6 3/4
12-6 3/4

When y'all complete the input, press tab or Enter. The calculated length will exist displayed in the 3rd column. When you have enter the lengths for all groups, Press the "OK" push button to salve the entered lengths. One time valid lengths have been entered, the Not to Calibration indicator will no longer be displayed.