welcome to lazy arquitecto, today i'll share with you my autocad tricks to scale objects
like a pro
Scaling objects in AutoCAD allow you to enlarge or reduce selected objects, keeping the proportions
of the object the same.
So how to scale in autocad?
Type scale and press enter, select object enter, type scale factor and press enter again
This command can save you time if you know how to use it, so lets look at some awesome
tricks that you can use to work Smarter scaling objects in autocad.
1st never guess autocad scale factor when scaling objects.
For instance, to scale this image, dont just use random numbers.
Instead learn how to scale in autocad with reference.
type scale enter, select image enter, type r as suggested on command line and press enter,
click 2 points on your image, finally give a 3rd click in your drawing.
2nd, learn how to scale block in autocad.
Dont scale each block individually, inatead understand how autocad scale factor works.
And use a SCALE FACTOR CHART like the following.
For instance, to fix the scale of this gigantic blocks.
select one, right click and select similar, in your quick property palette, change scale
to 96 since this is scale for a 1/8 of an inch drawings scale.
3rd learn other ways for scaling in autocad.
For For instance, Learn how to change the size of images in autocad by using align command.
To do this move your image to a begining match point with your site plan.
Next, type align and press enter, select your image and enter, pick your first matching
points, here and here, then pick your 2nd matching points, there and there.
Finally press enter and click yes to align and scale image in autocad.
And this conclude todays tricks on scaling objects in autocad,
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