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1/4 inch scale

JDelgado0311
I want to produce drawing that are 1/4" = 1.0'-0".  I think this means a 1:48 ratio.  In libreCAD, it skips 1:48 and goes from 1:32 to 1:64.  How do I set the scale to 1:48 so that I can produce an Architectural drawing?

Thanks in advance
Jesse
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

sp1der
In print preview, overwrite in the scale field and tick the 'fixed' box.

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Re: 1/4 inch scale

JDelgado0311
Thanks!
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

JDelgado0311
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So, I thought I had this figured out.  I set my paper size to ARCH D (24 x 36 inch) and my scale to 1:48.  I then made a drawing (using feet as units).  When I go to print the paper is supper tiny relative to my drawing.  It only fits if I set the scale at ~1:500.

Any ideas?  I've uploaded my file

Site_Plan_-_need_to_scale.dxf
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

dxli
It turned out to be a LC bug in paper handling. Basically, it prints to A4 paper size whenever the paper size is not supported by Qt natively.

This bug should be fixed before the 2.0.7 release.

We should provide explicit control on offset/insertion point for print preview in the print preview toolbar. Currently, it can be dragged, but does not accept numbers/coordinates as offset.

JDelgado0311 wrote
So, I thought I had this figured out.  I set my paper size to ARCH D (24 x 36 inch) and my scale to 1:48.  I then made a drawing (using feet as units).  When I go to print the paper is supper tiny relative to my drawing.  It only fits if I set the scale at ~1:500.

Any ideas?  I've uploaded my file

Site_Plan_-_need_to_scale.dxf
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

JDelgado0311
Thank you.  I'll keep an eye out on the nightly builds.
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

dxli
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Hi,

if you can build from source, please test this commit:

https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/commit/4c7b6f28fc2c223c83ca14036592112ccb34f198

JDelgado0311 wrote
So, I thought I had this figured out.  I set my paper size to ARCH D (24 x 36 inch) and my scale to 1:48.  I then made a drawing (using feet as units).  When I go to print the paper is supper tiny relative to my drawing.  It only fits if I set the scale at ~1:500.

Any ideas?  I've uploaded my file

Site_Plan_-_need_to_scale.dxf
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

LordOfBikes
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A Nightly Build including this commit is available now.

LibreCAD-Installer-2.0.6-71-g4c7b6f2.exe
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

JDelgado0311
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Sorry,

I unable to build at this time.

Thank you!
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

JDelgado0311
Oops! I replied before seeing you new post.

I just downloaded the new build.  I'll try it out and let you know if it fixed the problem.

Thanks Again.
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

JDelgado0311
Unfortunately,  The changes don't appear to have solved the issue.  Please, see the enclosed files.

Lot_plan.dxf
LibreCAD_About_Snapshot.JPG
LibreCAD_Draw_Prefs_-_Paper.JPG
LibreCAD_Print_Preview.JPG

Thanks for all your help.

Jesse
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Re: 1/4 inch scale

dxli
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what's the issue?

looks like that in your Lot_plan.dxf,  there's a confusion between units feet and inches.

As your drawing is in inches, but the drawing options specifies "feet". If you want a fixed scale of 1:32, 1:384 should be used.


scale.pdf

JDelgado0311 wrote
Unfortunately,  The changes don't appear to have solved the issue.  Please, see the enclosed files.

Lot_plan.dxf
LibreCAD_About_Snapshot.JPG
LibreCAD_Draw_Prefs_-_Paper.JPG
LibreCAD_Print_Preview.JPG

Thanks for all your help.

Jesse