Dr PR Posted September 27, 2019 Share #31 Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) I would like to add a word of caution about the printable scale idea. Some printers do not print to scale. I had an expensive HP office laser printer that would print a 10.0 inch line from a CAD program as something like 9.94 inches with a 1.0 printing scale in the HP driver. To get it to print the correct length I had to adjust the printing scale to 1.064, and that still wasn't exactly the correct length. It may not sound like much, but 0.06 inch (1.52 mm) is a significant error, and multiple errors can add up to a significant problem. Before you print anything on any printer/plotter where you need a precise dimensions, be sure to test the printer/plotter to see if it actually prints to scale! Edited September 27, 2019 by Dr PR bruce d, Bob Cleek and RichardG 3 Quote Phil Current build: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/19611-albatros-by-dr-pr-mantua-scale-140-about-1815/&tab=comments#comment-601276 Previous build: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/19321-uss-oklahoma-city-clg-5-1971-3d-cad-model/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardG Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share #32 Posted September 27, 2019 My plan is to print a reference line next to the scale line. Richard. Quote Richard Current Build: Early 19th Century US Revenue Cutter (Artesania Latina "Dallas" - messed about) Completed Build: Yakatabune - Japanese - Woody Joe mini Member: Nautical Research Guild & Midwest Model Shipwrights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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