3D Document produces object 53.7 times larger than model size

[Robert Nichols]

I often make 3D documents from 3D views, so I can add 2D annotation. No big deal -lots of success in the past.

Today, I created a 3D view of an object that measures 24" x 30" x 10". After creating the 3D doc, the first thing I do is measure the object, and the 24" side now measures 104'-7 3/4". What's going on? This is ArchiCAD 27.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Can you post screenshots that show those measurements in 3D and in the 3D Document Viewpoint?

[Robert Nichols]

See video screenshot below. The ratio between starting size and 3D Doc size is different today!

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

If you save from a perspective window, it will not be to scale.

Save from an axonometric 3D view and it should be.

Barry.

[danielk]

Yeah, the measuring tool will show a random size for the perspective 3D Doc, but if you place a dimension on it, it should still show you the correct size.