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Scale Problems

Anonymous
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I've been recently using ArChicad and i am having problems with my scale..Also the default scale in Archicad is at 1:100 and when I change it my dimensions become very small..what scale should I draw at in Archicad..thank you for your help...
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David Maudlin
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leotrim wrote:
l..what scale should I draw at in Archicad..thank you for your help...
Set the scale when you start to the intended output scale (when printing/plotting). Different Views can be set to different scales. The non model items (text, dimensions) are really paper scale, not model scale, so setting the model scale at the start will give you reliable output.

HTH

David
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