Set the Scale

 

After starting a project, you will need to set the scale of the drawing so that Land F/X can automatically scale all Land F/X symbols, text, callouts, etc.

 

Review a few items before you set the Land F/X scale for the drawing:

§	Determine whether you are working in Imperial Units (such as Architectural or Engineering Units where one unit equals one inch), or Decimal Units (which is unitless, but is understood to be one unit equals one foot).

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Determine what scale you are going to plot the drawing. This may require, if you have not yet done so, going into a Paper Space Layout Tab that is formatted for the proper sheet size, and with the proper project title block inserted. Enter an AutoCAD viewport and use the AutoCAD Zoom Scale function to properly scale the viewport for the desired plotted scale.

 

To set the scale, click on the scale icon n the Land F/X icon menu bar, or the scale indication on the Land F/X pull down menu.

 

 

Watch the video.

 

 

The Land F/X “Drawing Scale” function.

 

Select the radio button for Imperial or Metric, and then click on the appropriate radio button for either an Engineered Plan, such as 1”= ______, or a Detail, such as _____ inch=1’-0”. If this is a decimal unit plan or detail, check the Decimal box.

 

An example of setting the Land F/X “Drawing Scale” for 1”=20’. The example to the left is where Imperial Architectural units (where 1 unit is equal to 1 inch) are used for the plan. The “Decimal Units” box is NOT checked. The example to the right is where Imperial Decimal units (where 1 unit is 1 foot) are used for the plan. The Decimal box IS checked.

 

Now when you select the Land F/X pulldown down menu, you will see the Project Name and the Scale that is set, and the drawing will retain this information

 

The “Land F/X” pulldown down menu indicating that the “Smith Project” is active, and the scale is set to 1” = 20’.