Posted by Agent86 on
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/I-don-t-understand-what-it-means-to-assign-a-scale-to-print-view-tp5713671.html

I am new to CAD and drawings in general.
I don't understand what it means to assign a scale to print view
I've read where people assign a scale for print view in order to get the image to fit the page.
I don't really understand where this is done.

I see the pulldown menu for (edit, current drawing preferences, general scale) but this only seems to change the size of my dimensionless text and nothing else.


Can someone please explain how to set the correct scale. I'm currently using the defaults on a Letter sized paper just for learning.

My image is on the page and prints.
I just don't understand what the scale means or what print view scale means.

When you set the print view scale, where ever that is, does this mean it sets the scale of the document so that you can use a ruler to measure out on the document itself ? such as 1"=50' or some such thing. ?

Please advise on this subject please
Thanks