What is scale factor in CAD?

When working in AutoCAD, you’re not only working with objects and drawings, you’re also working with dimensions and measurements. The latter two elements are what can make or break your drawing. In short, the scale factor is the relationship between our printed units and our drawing units.

How do I make AutoCAD imperial?

There are 25.4 millimeters to an inch. So, simply put, if you have a metric drawing and you need to make it imperial (feet and inches), you will have to scale it up 25.4 times. Conversely, if you want to change an imperial drawing to metric, it must scale down 25.4 times.

How to get the imperial scale list in AutoCAD?

1.) In the file on the command line type SCALELISTEDIT and select the key. 2.) Select the Reset Button on the right hand side of the Dialogue Box. 3.) When asked what to reset select the one you want in this case Imperial. Now you have the Imperial Scale List set for this file.

How to change imperial scale list to metric?

Have you ever ran into this situation. You have a DWG that is using an Imperial Scale List and need to use the Metric. how can you change this. This method will work for both Imperial to Metric and Metric to Imperial. 1.) In the file on the command line type SCALELISTEDIT and select the key. 2.)

Is it easy to convert metric to Imperial in AutoCAD?

Converting from metric to imperial in AutoCAD is easier than you might think. This may seem complicated, but it really isn’t. There are a few quick commands that makes it pain free.

What is the CAD scale factor?

CAD Scale Factors. For simplicity and clarity, CAD users draw buildings at full scale. For instance, when drawing a door in CAD, the door would be 3 feet wide and 7 feet tall. However, since these drawings get placed on sheets of paper that are much smaller, a scale factor is required so that the final drawing has a usable conversion factor.