Posted by Frans on Jul 07, 2011; 8:57am
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Drawing-Scale-ratio-tp4560387.html

Ries,
I also encountered a problem when I tried to print my drawing. When I went to the Print preview page I found that the page was a very small little spec on my drawing. So, it looks to me as if the drawing scale ratio is actually 1:1?

May I make proposals?
Is it perhaps possible to bring a drawing scale option into your Drawing Preferences menu? I normally use scales of anything between 1: 1000 to 1:50 000, depending on the size of my area and I try to fit it on an A3 or A4 page. For house plans the drawing scale will probably be 1:50 or 1:100. If measuring a line or polygon on a plan (on screen), the dimensions must be correct, notwithstanding the drawing scale selected. In other words, you must select a paper size and then adapt the drawing scale so that the plan will fit on the paper. If it does not, you must either select a larger paper or a smaller drawing scale- but the measured dimensions must remain correct. When printing a plan I would like it to be on scale.

I would also like to see the outline of the drawing paper floating on the drawing area (in a dotted line) and be able to drag/move/re-center it to the drawing to see if the drawing fits on the paper (and for printing).

Great job!!

Frans