as so many, I'm using Inkscape to draw floor plans. Now, I noticed the Document Settings having a Scale option. I'm guessing I don't understand this setting correctly as it doesn't seem to do anything.
Basically, I'd love to be able to draw a floor plan (building dimensions roughly 40m x 25m) on a A3 sheet of paper (roughly 40cm x 30cm)
I would expect to set the scale to: 0.01 (or 100) and then be able to draw a rectangle of 15m by 5m and it nicely fits on the sheet of paper. But I don't see any difference in Inkscape.
My best guess is that I'm misunderstanding this setting. Anyone who can help me?
The scale widget in the Document properties is for pixel scaling, not dimensional scaling. I leave it set for unit=pix and scale=1. Then change to preferred units (mm, cm, in, etc.) and let the scale adjust accordingly.
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Hi,
as so many, I'm using Inkscape to draw floor plans. Now, I noticed the Document Settings having a Scale option. I'm guessing I don't understand this setting correctly as it doesn't seem to do anything.
Basically, I'd love to be able to draw a floor plan (building dimensions roughly 40m x 25m) on a A3 sheet of paper (roughly 40cm x 30cm)
I would expect to set the scale to: 0.01 (or 100) and then be able to draw a rectangle of 15m by 5m and it nicely fits on the sheet of paper. But I don't see any difference in Inkscape.
My best guess is that I'm misunderstanding this setting. Anyone who can help me?
The scale widget in the Document properties is for pixel scaling, not dimensional scaling. I leave it set for unit=pix and scale=1. Then change to preferred units (mm, cm, in, etc.) and let the scale adjust accordingly.
For dimensional scaling, see the extension Real Scale: https://inkscape.org/~Moini/%E2%98%85realscale-resize-by-line-of-known-length