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   Hello i am new autocad i  am using the 2006 version

 i have a question. I got a cd design did by someone
its units in millimeter . but  want to change the unit to meter is it possible ..
When i take measurement the length should be in meter is its posssible.

Thanks 
Anil

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anilnavis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09.Jan.2008 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 2	Topic: Need help Posted: 09.Jan.2008 at 15:46
	Hello i am new autocad i am using the 2006 version i have a question. I got a cd design did by someone its units in millimeter . but want to change the unit to meter is it possible .. When i take measurement the length should be in meter is its posssible. Thanks Anil

Vladimir Michl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26.Jul.2007 Location: Czech Republic Using: Autodesk software Status: Offline Points: 2196	Posted: 09.Jan.2008 at 15:52
	You can either just set a multiplication factor in your dimension style, or scale down your drawing 1000x (SCALE command, 0.001).
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anilnavis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09.Jan.2008 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 2	Posted: 12.Jan.2008 at 08:59
	thanks .. each time i have to select the one by one ? to change the measurement ?

LatCh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 13.Oct.2007 Location: Malaysia Using: Revit Status: Offline Points: 15	Posted: 12.Jan.2008 at 17:03
	Scale the drawing globally - use the SCALE command, select all objects and enter the scale factor.

Sombra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26.Feb.2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 2	Posted: 26.Feb.2008 at 23:24
	Why not just keep the drawing in millimeters and then when you need to dimension, change the dimstyle scale factor? Or, if you're just doing a "dist" (distance) command in autocad, you simply move the decimal place to the right 3 places. Millimeters, and metric for that matter, is so simple and easy to work with, there's no real need to change the scale of the drawing. Edited by Sombra - 26.Feb.2008 at 23:25

dictum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26.Feb.2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7	Posted: 27.Feb.2008 at 14:36
	Here is a video showing you how to do just that.

blackdog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 24.Apr.2008 Status: Offline Points: 1	Posted: 24.Apr.2008 at 18:18
	Hello, I am trying to print a drawing (backyard deck plans) that I made with acad2008 to my HP deskjet. When the drawing is reduced the dimensions text is also reduced (so small can't read). How do I print the drawing but end up with a legible font size when printed?

Vladimir Michl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26.Jul.2007 Location: Czech Republic Using: Autodesk software Status: Offline Points: 2196	Posted: 25.Apr.2008 at 10:00
	You can increase the relative scale of your dim texts (see Dim Styles), or you can dimension in the paperspace (layout) to keep your dimensions independent on model scale, or you can use a text style with fixed height.
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