Can I change the scale of a layout (or drawing)?
I am trying to fit my model (which is larger) to a “D” size layout (drawing).
I would like to set the scale to 1/2 (which would mean 1” = 1/2” on the drawing).
Thank you!
Hi Stephen -
Create a detail on the layout and select it.
In the Properties panel, change the scale:
-wim
Thank you Wim.
I found the Add Detail View command, but it is “grayed out” so I can’t select it.
Could it be because I’m on the 90 day trail software? Or maybe be that I’m using the Mac version software?
Hi @Stephen_Pequignot
Before you can add a detail, you need to make a new layout, essentially making a virtual “page”, where to place your detail on. If you need a really quick crash course on layouts in Rhino, take a look here. Details are basically viewports placed on your layout/page, so just like viewports they can be scaled, moved etc., including the various viewmodes, shaded, ghosted, technical and so on.
HTH, Jakob
Hello there ,
I am constantly looking for videos on Rhino Layout to find a workflow which would suit my work best.
I am new to Rhino, worked with it for a few months and was sweating blood trying to get out drawings.
I searched for valuable videos on this subject, but apart from the one mentioned above - there is no great deal of them. I am quite surprised as I know a lot of people who uses Rhino and Layout only to produce decent drawings, unfortunately there is no time during working hours to discuss this…
Probably the biggest disadvantage of Rhino is it’s complexity and that there is multiple way to set up visibility, print and display colour…coupled with long term issues which are consistently not been solved. It blows my mind that people using this software have to work around this every day:
- white fill prints as black (???!!)
- transparent fill inconsistencies
- line type scaling issues - especially dashed
- text editing - lines are on top of each other…
Many more really basic things…
It adds a lot of extra hours to get decent drawings out. I am not talking about automated clipping drawings…they are very good idea, but in my field I can never use this as an end result on a drawing. I need to add fines to details, artistry and I don’t want to switch to ArchCad or Vector work or Photoshop or Illustrator anymore…
And…I would like to know why it is so slow to layer detail views even when the actual model is like the size of a bath tube? The slow down is similar in case of an object than of an enormous terrain with vegetation and terrarain data…I don’t understand why?
Once I layed out it so what better, but boy…I could cry how much effort it takes…
Hello _workshop108,
Thanks for your feedback on the topic!
I too am new to Rhino and also find it difficult to use for creating basic drawings for manufacturing.
It is very powerful and there are many ways to accomplish a task, but making drawings seems like an after thought. I grew up using 2D CAD Tools for drafting and making drawings. My preferred CAD software at that time was CADRA from a company called ADRA. This was before age of solid modeling so I’m showing my age. I’m now a retired engineer and trying to get back to mechanical design and drafting and I heard of Rhino 3D so I thought I’d give it try. I’m currently trying to on the 90 day trial. I’m not sure I’ll make the investment to purchase a license if I can’t be more productive with creating drawing. I’m currently helping my nephew with his fabrication business and he needs drawings so he can outsource some of his basic parts for manufacturing. I’ve probably invested 40-60 hours of time trying to learn the software, but have yet to be able to create a basic drawing of the assemblies I’ve modeled. It’s very frustrating at times! I am signed up for a beginner class this week, so I hope to learn how to use it better for my drawing needs.
Thank you Dale,
I will have a look.
I am always happy to see information about different workflows.
K