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11-06-2006, 10:04 AM
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Hello all I have not posted on the board for a while. I have a problem that i have tried to search for on the threads but havent foumd much. I need to take a drawing of polylines from Photoshop to illustrator save it as .dxf and import it into autsketch or autocad 07, when i get this far the demensions are way out. what is the easiest way to scale it to original and place it at 0,0 ? Any help would be great. thanks.  |
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11-06-2006, 06:06 PM
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| Most likely it gets scaled to metric, by 25.4 or the opposite, by 1/25.4. Use the scale command in AutoCAD with one of these scale factors. If it's off by some other amount, measure it to find out how much you need to scale it by. Once scaled correctly, just use the move command to move it to 0,0
__________________ Gerry Mach3 2010 Screenset http://home.comcast.net/~cncwoodworker/2010.html (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management) |
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11-06-2006, 06:25 PM
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| After hitting the scale command i dont know where to type the factor. Please help. |
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11-06-2006, 06:31 PM
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| In 2007, after selecting the objects, it should ask for a basepoint. After that, if you're in Ortho mode, it will say "ortho" on the screen. Hitting the TAB key will get it to ask for the scale factor. If you turn off Ortho mode (F8), it will ask for the scale factor after the base point.
__________________ Gerry Mach3 2010 Screenset http://home.comcast.net/~cncwoodworker/2010.html (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management) |
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11-06-2006, 06:51 PM
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| what is the base point? I want to move the object to o,o after i scale it. |
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11-06-2006, 07:02 PM
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| The base point is the location the object is scaled from. If you'r scaling a rectangle, and choose the lower left corner as the base point, the object will scale up and to the right.
__________________ Gerry Mach3 2010 Screenset http://home.comcast.net/~cncwoodworker/2010.html (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management) |
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#7
11-06-2006, 07:12 PM
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| when i choose a base point location it tells me it is invalid. I there a certain way if choosing the base point? |
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11-06-2006, 07:14 PM
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| Just ckick anywhere on the screen and it should work
__________________ Gerry Mach3 2010 Screenset http://home.comcast.net/~cncwoodworker/2010.html (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management) |
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11-06-2006, 07:17 PM
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| Ah ha it worked. now when it asks me for the second point can i enter 0,0 as the coordinates that i want it to move to? |
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11-06-2006, 07:19 PM
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| Not for scaling, but for the move command. You may have to enter #0,0
__________________ Gerry Mach3 2010 Screenset http://home.comcast.net/~cncwoodworker/2010.html (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management) |
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11-06-2006, 07:26 PM
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| im not too sure what im doing wrong. is there a way to put number scales on the screen like rulers to see where i am. Crosshairs at 0,0 would be helpful. Thanks for your help. |
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