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Re: Linear scaling with ACAD
By:Shawn B
Date: 5/12/2000, 10:48 am

Hi Pete,
: We have ACAD 15 or 16 here at work so I'm not too up to date but I would
: imagine that it would work. I may have to get those offsets from the book
: inputted in.

You could probably plot the points enclosing the end form, and define them as a block. Then insert the block and change your x-scaling to 1.06 (leaving y-scaling at 1.0) and you'd be set.

: The 90F heat sucks for everything but yaking. Building is too hot in a house
: with no AC and building in the living room upstairs. It is gonna rain all
: wkend too - so lots of building time though to tape the seams and such.
: Temps now are back to nice 60-70F although rain prevents me from yaking or
: biking- just building....

I'd have to agree. I pretty much hate 90*F heat all the time. I'd rather paddle in that 60-70*F weather. Of course, 90*F is great weather for rescue practice!!

: pete czerpak albany, NY

: great discussion by the way. much thanks and I should get my butt in gear to
: print those stations for the CAD guys here at work to print out on nice
: big D size papaer.

Oooh yeah! I ended up plotting my forms on Legal paper, then cutting and taping pages together.

Hey...you could scan in NOAA charts and custom-print charts for whatever area you'll be paddling that weekend!

Shawn

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pete czerpak -- 5/12/2000, 8:09 am
Re: Linear scaling with ACAD
Shawn B -- 5/12/2000, 10:48 am
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
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