Copying Floor Plans (paper) to

bluepepper · 发表于 2022-7-7 19:39:36

Hello!
My dad has given me floor plans in blueprint paper and he wants me to draw / copy them in AutoCAD.
I've have learnt here that you should always draw 1:1 in model space and adjust the scale later on in paper space.

My problem is that the floor plans are printed in a scale of 1:75 meters.
- so how should I draw / copy them (use a ruler? )
- and what units will I use to draw the lines?

bluepepper · 发表于 2022-7-7 19:49:27

Disagree. Do not scale unless you absolutely have to. Use the dimensions on the floor plan. Anyway, who draws up a floor plan without dimensions on it? Practically useless in my opinion.

At a scale of 1:75 how accurate is scaling going to be anyway?

Sounds like Dad gave son some busy work to keep him out of his hair for a while. LOL

ReMark · 发表于 2022-7-7 19:55:27

In the absence of dimensions, the OP absolutely has to scale. How else can he draw anything?

There are some useless folk about

But I would not advocate scaling from a blueprint in general, because paper distorts unevenly. And then with the odd coffee mug stain, and a few burn holes from cigarettes, ........

Kapanther · 发表于 2022-7-7 20:05:15

The morale of the story is give advice only if you do not assume anything?

Runnerguy · 发表于 2022-7-7 20:11:44

No there is no moral. Let everyone give advice to their ability and knowledge, and let the OP sort out the wheat from the chaff. Don't everyone jump in and pour scorn on some advice, otherwise no one is going to suggest something, however weird, that might just be the best solution.