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  1. runningonfumes

    actual scale / dimensions

    Thanks everyone, you put my thinking straight. I have a tendency to think at the size of the plot - paper space. I'll draw 1:1 and plot down in scale.
  2. runningonfumes

    actual scale / dimensions

    You are somewhat on to what I am talking about. It's probably because my math is wrong, I apologize. When I draw a line and AutoCad displays the length, it shows me the length as if you were to measure the page inches with a ruler. So, again lets see if I can get this right this time - if I...
  3. runningonfumes

    actual scale / dimensions

    Forgive me for the basic question but here goes. How do I enable AutoCad 2000 to display the actual dimension for a line while drawing it or just using the measure tools. I would think that AutoCad would be sophisticated enough (if I could find the option)to take my scale and display the actual...

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