Uuuuhm, in the page setup|drawing sheet size on the file menu you can choose
one of the pre-set sizes, or over-type your own into the drop-down box.  If
the plotter is upscaling your drawing by 2/22 maybe you could specify a
sheet size that is accommodated.  Or maybe you just need to over-type the
scale to something like 0.965:1

Bye.

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Adam Bryant [SMTP:adamdb@JUNO.COM]
        Sent:   Wednesday, 25 August 1999 0:55
        To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
        Subject:        [OT] CAD applications

        Help!  I recently found a free version of Turbocad (Turbocad 2D v6)
that
        I used to draw up my latest airplane design.  It is an absolutely
great
        CAD tool.  Once I had learned the basics of how to use it I zipped
        through the creation of a moderately complex design.  The problem is
I
        don't have a plotter, and the local print/copy/plotting shop can't
get my
        file to plot correctly.  The latest attempt looked correct, but the
scale
        was off so the plot was unusable.  I think the problem is that I set
up
        the paper size at 22"x34" and the Autocad program they loaded it
into
        thought the paper size was 24"x36" and scaled the drawing
appropriately.
        Turbocad doesn't have a 24"x36" option, so I am at a loss as to what
to
        try next.  The file format I am using for the file is DXF which
(except
        for the scale) seems to load fine into Autocad.  I have also tried
saving
        the file as a DWG which is supposedly native Autocad format with the
same
        results.

        Anyone have any ideas on what else I can try, or a recommendation
for
        another free or low cost CAD program suitable for model airplane
designs?
         Can you force Autocad to use a specific paper size?

        Thanks,
        Adam

        P.S. If you are interested in the free version of Turbocad go to
        www.turbocad.com and follow the links for TurboCad 2D v6.

        Adam Bryant (age 0x23)
        abryant@peaktech.com (work)
        adamdb@juno.com (home)
        Parker, CO, USA
        Robotics, RC Airplanes, anything using a PIC

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