Autocad xref insert scale

Match the DWG units to that file's drawing units the units shown in the Units dialog box , as pictured below. Open the Units dialog box by typing Units in the Command line.

Select the Open and Save tab. Don't see topography, grading, or other linework from a civil engineer's drawing after setting this option? Type Scale in the Command line and press Enter. Type R for Reference , and press Enter. When prompted to Select first point , click one end of an object with a known length.

Then, when prompted, click a point on the opposite side of that object. This object will become the reference for setting the scale. The object you select can be anything from a parking space or row of parking spaces to a sidewalk or doorway. Because you will be scaling the entire drawing using the length of this object, make sure you know its exact length.

The larger the object, the better. That way, if you're a few pixels off in your measurement, the drawing will scale correctly within a few inches. When prompted to Specify reference length , type the length of the object you clicked in Step 6, in the correct units for the drawing.

For example, if the drawing is in feet, and the object you select is 20 feet 6 inches long, type The entire base file will be scaled to the object you selected, in the drawing units.

By: Support. Support 0 contributions. Issue: When inserting an object such as geometry, a block, an xref, or a raster image into an AutoCAD drawing, the object is inserted at the wrong scale, or displays at the wrong scale when measured.

Causes: The drawing might be set up in different units than expected. The geometry was originally drawn at the wrong scale. One of the system variables for scaling inserted objects may need to be changed to get desired results. Solution: Check that the drawing units for the receiving drawing are correct.

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