How To Scale Drawings In Solidworks

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Setting Scales for Drawing Sheets

Yous can change the scale of a drawing sheet by selecting a scale from a predefined list or specifying a custom calibration.

To alter the calibration of an existing drawing sheet:

In the condition bar, click Sheet Scale and click a scale.

If there are annotations in the drawing sheet, specify options in the dialog box and click OK.

Option	Description
Scale the annotations' position	Scales annotations equivalent to the sheet size. The annotations' positions movement according to the scale.
Scale the annotations' text top	Scales note text to the sheet calibration.

Setting Custom Scales for Drawing Sheets

The scale list on the status bar includes an selection to specify a custom calibration for cartoon sheets.

To specify custom scales for drawing sheets:

In the status bar, click the scale.
In the list, click User Defined.
In the dialog box, enter a scale in the format x:10 or x/x.
Click OK.

You tin as well right-click the canvass and select Properties, then edit the values in Scale

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