Beginners question...

Dear Group;

I was just given a computer with Autocad 2000i, and an elderly, but
functional Calcomp artisan 1023.
I can get some sort of plots with this combo, but I can never seem to
get the paperspace/dimensions etc just right. ANyone out there have
some advice for a newbie on what I might be doing wrong? help files
and manuals have only gotten me so far.

Thanks in dvance,

M

 

HiHo;
In modelspace - model or draw at 1:1...

In paperspace set *dimassoc* value to 2

Scale the views in your viewports accordingly....say for example 1:10 and
1:5, etc

Paperspace dimension scale is set at 1:1 only...

Then just dimension as normal in paperspace. All the dimensions should
automatically follow the respective scale of the part in the viewport...

NOTE: I use survey dimensioning so 1 foot=10 feet is a detail for me.
In architectural dimensioning the ratio is different. 1 inch=12inches
for 1 to 1. 1::24 = 1/2"=1 foot