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   I am finding a lot of 3D blocks on here that I would like to use, but they are either really large or really small when I copy and paste them. Is there a way to scale them to the right size? My drawing is 1/4".

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reverheart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06.Aug.2013 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2013 Status: Offline Points: 2	Topic: How to scale 3D blocks Posted: 06.Aug.2013 at 08:17
	I am finding a lot of 3D blocks on here that I would like to use, but they are either really large or really small when I copy and paste them. Is there a way to scale them to the right size? My drawing is 1/4".

philippe JOSEPH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14.Mar.2011 Location: France Using: AutoCAD Mechanical 2017 Status: Offline Points: 1493	Posted: 06.Aug.2013 at 09:06
	Hello reverheart, 2D or 3D blocks it's the same thing. You are suposed to work at scale 1/1 and only when printing you "scale" the print ( but not the file ) with the dialog box of your printer ( but it's an other subject). If you want to scale them to the right size you must verify in what unit they were drawn. Type UNITS and take a look if there is an "insertion scale unit" and what it is. If you set your drawing with the unit that you use ( inches , feet , millimeters , meters , etc ... ) then an insertion ( and not a copy/paste ) will bring the file ( that will become a block inside your file ) to the right scale. If you use blocks of unknown persons then do a good check before using them. Ask for more and have a good day. Take a look at this : http://www.cadtutor.net/tutorials/autocad/units-and-scales.php Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 06.Aug.2013 at 12:53

Gxcharly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06.Aug.2013 Location: Cameroun Using: autocad2010 Status: Offline Points: 2	Posted: 06.Aug.2013 at 14:26
	slt a toit champion le problem que tu pose est un problem rĂ©curent pour les dĂ©butants dans autocad, il faux ce dire que tout dessin est fait a une Ă©chelle exacte. dans les version franĂ§aises d'autocad en majoritĂ© tu aura m cm mm qui sont des unitĂ©s rĂ©guliĂ¨rement utilisĂ©es dont verifit juste avec quel unite ((j'insiste sur le mot unite)) ton dessin de basse est et lâ€™unitĂ© du block que tu souhaite insĂ©rer la tu pourra choisir la quelle des unitĂ©s tu souhaite conservĂ©es. .........bonne comprenssion mon grand .......
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