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importing cause out of scale
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:23 am
by ayesha
When i import dxf, i have used defaults (m and ft) which is not helping. I tried to identify the scale factor by re-scaling in modelIT. However, so far i have been unsuccessful. I also tried between 1 and 0.01 scale as user defined. By default my model is close to a 1000 times larger(x and y) than it should be, however it is not exactly 1000.
Please help.
Thanks.
Ayesha
Re: importing cause out of scale
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:11 am
by Complex Potential
Hi asesha
Most drawings I use need to be imported in mm by default which normally works fine. However, if sounds like the scale on your drawing could be a bit wonky. I'd suggest going back to AutoCAD and rescaling the drawing there first to ensure it is correct and then re-import into IES. Trying to compensate in IES for a poorly scaled CAD drawing is only going to cause you problems down the line.
Re: importing cause out of scale
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:43 am
by ayesha
Thank you. I tried with inches and it's perfect.