How do you scale a ratio in AutoCAD?

How to Change Scale in AutoCAD using the Scale Command

  1. How to scale down in AutoCAD – Window select the object(s) in AutoCAD, type SCALE, and then specify a number between 0 and 1. Hit Enter.
  2. How to scale up in AutoCAD – Window select the object(s), type SCALE, and then specify a number larger than 1. Hit Enter.

What scale is 1 50 in AutoCAD?

Engineering Scales

DRAWING SCALE SCALE FACTOR VIEWPORT SCALE
1″ = 40′-0″ 480 1/480xp
1″ = 50′-0″ 600 1/600xp
1″= 60′-0″ 720 1/720xp
1″ = 70′-0″ 840 1/840xp

How do you scale viewports in AutoCAD?

  1. Click the Model tab.
  2. Click a viewport to make it current.
  3. Choose View > Zoom > Zoom.
  4. Type the zoom scale factor relative to paper space by appending the suffix xp to the scale factor, and then press Enter.

What is a 1 1 scale?

The scale of drawings is described as a ratio using the notation: A distance at full size : The distance at the scale used that would be the same length. For example: A full size drawing would be 1:1 (or sometimes 1/1 or ‘one to one’). A half size drawing would be 1:2.

What is a 2 1 scale?

A small object can be enlarged on the paper and drawn in 2:1 scale. This means the drawing of the object is twice as large as the object itself.

What is the equivalent zooming scale of the metric scale of 1 10000?

0.1xp
Our first thought would be to scale the viewport 1/200xp. But remember, our paperspace units are mm. So we would scale the viewport differently – 1 meter / 200 millimeter….Metric Units in Modelspace and Paperspace.

Metric Scale Zooming Scale
1:1000 1xp
1:2000 0.5xp
1:10000 0.1xp

What is scale ratio in drawing?

A scale drawing is a drawing or illustration of a real object which has been reduced or enlarged from its original size, but still proportional to the real object. The proportion by which the drawing of an object is reduced or enlarged is referred to as the scale ratio.