topic Re: Incorrect Drawing Scale on Layout in Documentation

Incorrect Drawing Scale on Layout

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:23:48 GMT

Hello,

I'm having an issue with the scale of a view placed on layout - The view is a window schedule, saved at a scale of 1:50. When placed on the layout, 100% drawings size gives a scale of 1:1, not 1:50, which causes the incorrect scale of 1:1 to show in my title bock... any ideas what's causing this? All other drawings placed on other layouts are showing correct scale - I can't figure out what I've done differently for this one...
I'm using AC22 on Mac

Re: Incorrect Drawing Scale on Layout

Stress Co_ — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 05:46:21 GMT

The scale of the schedule is determined by the scale of the
floor plan when the schedule is created.

Try setting your floor plan to 1:1.
Then save your schedule as a new view.
You'll have to resize the frames/text in the schedule
(use the "Cell Size Settings" button- Resize to fit content).

Then place the view on the layout and change the drawing's scale to 1:50.
The scale on the title should read 1:50 ( and the window should be that scale).

Probably a better way... but ?

Re: Incorrect Drawing Scale on Layout

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 06:40:37 GMT

Why on earth would they change that? I've been using AC since version 10 and never had that issue until 22... Have you read any documentation on this change? I can't think of any reason why this would be a better way to do schedules... There's literally no other instance in AC where you work in a view at 1:1, not that I can think of anyway.

Anyway, thanks for the reply, solved the problem!

Re: Incorrect Drawing Scale on Layout

Stress Co_ — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:56:04 GMT

No to documentation.
I had similar problem a few years back and found where someone posted
the "solution" on this board.

Re: Incorrect Drawing Scale on Layout

Erwin Edel — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:31:16 GMT

My workaround is unticking the 'include scale in autotexting and indexes' box of the schedule drawing and placing a second drawing with correct scale (like a floorplan, for example) outside the printable area of the layout.