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Dennis · 1st November 2008, 02:31 AM

Sure,

If you want to use feet/inches, go to "File -> Settings...", where you can set the "Draw grid major" to 1.0 and the "Draw grid minor (snap grid)" to 0.0833333 - this will give you twelve minor grid units per major grid unit ( 1 / 12 = 0.0833333 ).

In this case, one unit = 1 foot, so you can adjust accordingly for whatever scale you want.

Good luck

EDIT - I used to do this for feet/inches, but I found that when it came to 3D it was a lot easier in the long run to use 1 unit = 1 meter. That 0.083333 division ended up being more trouble than just doing the conversion up front. Your miles may vary, though...

1st November 2008, 02:31 AM	#2
Dennis Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 899	Re: Scale and dimension an object? Sure, If you want to use feet/inches, go to "File -> Settings...", where you can set the "Draw grid major" to 1.0 and the "Draw grid minor (snap grid)" to 0.0833333 - this will give you twelve minor grid units per major grid unit ( 1 / 12 = 0.0833333 ). In this case, one unit = 1 foot, so you can adjust accordingly for whatever scale you want. Good luck EDIT - I used to do this for feet/inches, but I found that when it came to 3D it was a lot easier in the long run to use 1 unit = 1 meter. That 0.083333 division ended up being more trouble than just doing the conversion up front. Your miles may vary, though... Last edited by Dennis; 1st November 2008 at 02:34 AM.