Re: Setting a drawing's scale

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Probably the easiest way to do what you want is to go to File > Document
Properties, and in the Page tab, set both display units and custom size
units to inches (in)

Then choose Edit > Preferences and under the "grids" section set units to
inches, spacing to 1, and major grid line every 12
Change the colour of major grid line colour to red

Now open a new file to see your grid preferences applied to the grid.

Draw a rectangle, setting the units from mm to inches, enter 22*12 in the
height and width to get the number of inches. This rectangle represents
your diagram.

Now to make a version of your drawing to fit nicely in an 8.5 x 11in, draw
one off to the side, and with it selected hit ctrl+shift+r to resize the
document to that rectangle.

Now select your large rectangle and group it with ctrl+g or object > group.

Make a clone of the group with alt + D (or Edit > Clone > Create Clone)

Move the clone down the the size you want it on your page.

Now you can work inside that group at full scale, and all changes will be
reflected in the clone on your page.

When you export to pdf for printing, the page size will then be correct.

Hope it helps!
-C



On Mon, 25 Nov 2019, 00:45 Steve Litt, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I want to make a drawing of part of the electrical wiring in my back
> yard. I have everything measured in feet. I'd love to find a way to
> have the grid in feet, where about 22 feet covers the whole drawing.
> I'd love to have the length of line segments articulated in feet, even
> though my drawing's only 11x8.5.
>
> Is there a way to set the scale such that everything's reported in feet?
>
> Thanks,
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> November 2019 featured book: Manager's Guide to Technical
> Troubleshooting Second edition
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/mgr
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Probably the easiest way to do what you want is to g=
o to File &gt; Document Properties, and in the Page tab, set both display u=
nits and custom size units to inches (in)</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">Then choose Edit &gt; Preferences and under the &quot;gri=
ds&quot; section set units to inches, spacing to 1, and major grid line eve=
ry 12</div><div dir=3D"auto">Change the colour of major grid line colour to=
 red</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Now open a new file=
 to see your grid preferences applied to the grid.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Draw a rectangle, setting the units from mm to i=
nches, enter 22*12 in the height and width to get the number of inches. Thi=
s rectangle represents your diagram.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"auto">Now to make a version of your drawing to fit nicely in a=
n 8.5 x 11in, draw one off to the side, and with it selected hit ctrl+shift=
+r to resize the document to that rectangle.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Now select your large rectangle and group it wit=
h ctrl+g or object &gt; group.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto">Make a clone of the group with alt + D (or Edit &gt; Clone &gt=
; Create Clone)=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Mo=
ve the clone down the the size you want it on your page.=C2=A0</div><div di=
r=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Now you can work inside that group a=
t full scale, and all changes will be reflected in the clone on your page.=
=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">When you export t=
o pdf for printing, the page size will then be correct.=C2=A0</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Hope it helps!=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D=
"auto">-C</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On =
Mon, 25 Nov 2019, 00:45 Steve Litt, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:slitt@troubleshoo=
ters.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a=
>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
I want to make a drawing of part of the electrical wiring in my back<br>
yard. I have everything measured in feet. I&#39;d love to find a way to<br>
have the grid in feet, where about 22 feet covers the whole drawing.<br>
I&#39;d love to have the length of line segments articulated in feet, even<=
br>
though my drawing&#39;s only 11x8.5.<br>
<br>
Is there a way to set the scale such that everything&#39;s reported in feet=
?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
SteveT<br>
<br>
Steve Litt<br>
November 2019 featured book: Manager&#39;s Guide to Technical<br>
Troubleshooting Second edition<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.troubleshooters.com/mgr" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer=
 noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.troubleshooters.com/mgr</a><br>
<br>
<br>
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