When drawing on paper you must decide do draw at say, 1:20 or 1:200 depending upon the size of the object that you are drawing so that your scaled drawing will fit on the drawing sheet, be that A3 or A1. When you start drawing with AutoCAD you do not have to decide upon a drawing scale as you do when using a drawing board. This often comes as quite a surprise to those who are new to CAD and have spent a number of years working on a drawing board. At what scale should I draw?Īs a general rule, everything you draw with AutoCAD will be drawn full size.
This tutorial discusses these concepts, starting with the two most commonly asked questions in this subject area. You cannot start creating sensible drawings with AutoCAD until you are familiar with scale, units and the commands you use to control them. Among the most important concepts that newcomers to AutoCAD need to get to grips with are those of drawing scale and drawing units.
