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You can choose a preset or custom drawing scale so that distances in a drawing are proportionate to real-world distances. For example, you can specify that 1 inch in the drawing corresponds to 1 meter in the physical world. A preset drawing scale lets you set a typical scale, such as 1:2 or 1:10. A custom drawing scale lets you set any distance on the page to correspond to a real-world distance. For example, you can set a more precise scale that includes decimal numbers, such as 4.5 to 10.6.
Drawing scales are particularly useful if you are creating a technical or architectural drawing with dimension lines. For information about dimension lines, see Drawing dimension lines.
| To choose a preset drawing scale | |
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Click Tools  Options.
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In the Document list of categories, click Rulers.
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Click Edit scale.
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Choose a drawing scale from the Typical scales list box.
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| To create a custom drawing scale | |
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Click Tools Options.
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In the Document list of categories, click Rulers.
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Click Edit scale.
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Choose Custom from the Typical scales list box.
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Specify the settings you want.
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If the drawing scale is set to anything other than 1:1, the units on the vertical
ruler are the same as the units on the horizontal ruler.
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