In the field of CAD design, accurately mastering the adjustment of the scale of drawings is a necessary skill for every designer. Whether it's to accommodate different printing needs or to ensure accurate representation of paper sizes, flexible proportioning is key. So how do you adjust the CAD scale correctly and efficiently? This article will explain the tips and steps of CAD scaling in detail, so that you can easily master this key skill and help you on your design path smoother!
Software 1: Fengyun CAD Editor
1. Open the software, and then open the CAD file that needs to be modified in scale
2. Select the "Dimension Style" function in the [Editor] page
3. Then the "Dimension Style Manager" pop-up window will pop up, click "Modify" on the left side of the page, and the "Dimension Style: STANDARD" pop-up window will continue to pop up, then select "Initial Unit", modify the scale factor in "Measurement Scale", and finally click "OK".
Software 2: Fast CAD
1. Open the software, open the CAD file, and click "Annotate" in the function bar
2. Then click "More Settings", select "Label Settings", and modify the "Current Dimension Scale".
Software 3: ZWCAD
1. We open the CAD software
2. Insert the drawing that needs to be adjusted, now the scale of the drawing is 1:1.
3. We click on "Callout" and click on "Callout Style".
4. Then, the dialog box of "Dimension Style Manager" will pop up, and we click "Modify".
5. Click "Main Unit" to adjust the scale factor to the value you need, here we will change it to 300 for example.
6. Now let's test it, let's draw a line of 100, let's mark it.
7. You can see that the unit marked is 30000.