![]() ![]() ![]() Conversely, unscaled, an object measuring 2 decimal feet in a civil/survey drawing would measure just 2 inches in an architectural/MEP drawing – one-twelfth the intended size. Unscaled, an object measuring 2 feet, or 24 inches in an architectural or MEP drawing will measure 24 decimal feet in a civil or survey drawing – that’s twelve times the intended size. Though each is a form of Imperial measurements, a scale factor of 12 or 1/12th is necessary to exchange drawings inside or outside the building. At that stage of my career, I had not yet learned civil engineering drawings (in the US) are typically prepared in decimal feet whereby building plans are usually developed in inches. Using AutoCAD 2000, I remember struggling to figure out what scale to insert the first civil drawing I received into the MEP drawing I was working on. Veteran AutoCAD users likely recall a time when there was no such thing as Insertion Scale. Though it may seem like a curse, the good news is the counter-spell is an easy fix. ![]() Get it wrong, and you’re cursed with a riddle of why AutoCAD objects scale to seemingly random sizes when inserted into a drawing. Get it right, and the results are magical. The AutoCAD Insertion Scale is a mystical creature. ![]()
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