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08
Mar
2021
Reduction and Enlargement Percentage Chart

Reduction and Enlargement Percentage Chart

Architecture and engineering. Convert your plans to another scale, without math!

Enlarging plans often means you need a reduction and enlargement percentage chart. I often get asked to enlarge or reduce a plan to a specific scale. For example, an architect may ask me to enlarge a plan that is at 1 foot = 3/32 inch, to 1 foot = 1/4 inch. I deal with a lot of plans. Most of them are architectural, but also mechanical, structural, electrical and plumbing. That’s not all, I also get a lot of engineering, landscaping as well as topographic maps. I have created a reduction and enlargement percentage chart. We can convert these all from PDF to AutoCAD. I also get the dreaded question to convert metric to imperial scale, but I have already covered that.

CONVERT YOUR PDF TO CAD

I work in the reprographics industry, and often have to do this for prints. Sometimes the customer just wants their PDF enlarged, and you can do this by printing to a PDF, and specifying the percentage, and paper size. I hope this architectural scale enlargement chart helps you. Click the chart to download the full size, printable PDF version. Now resize your plans to exact scales using the chart below. Simply match your current scale with the scales on the left, and match it with the scale that you want, and there is your percentage to enlarge or reduce.

Free Enlargement and Reduction Percentage Chart

Free Enlargement and Reduction Percentage Chart
Architecture and Engineering enlargement and reduction chart. Click to download full size PDF

Looking to get your PDF converted to AutoCAD? We will convert your plans to fully layered DWG files. This service is perfect for remodels on as-built plans. For more contact us for a quote for this service. Looking for an AutoCAD scaling factor chart? Bookmark this page, because this chart is very handy for architects, engineers and reprographics / print companies.

Posted by Michael Mellor in AutoCAD tips
14
May
2018
How Converting to AutoCAD Can Save You Money

Who doesn’t want to save money?

As they say, “a dollar saved, is a better than a dollar earned.”  This is very true for converting your files to AutoCAD. Here’s the ways using this service can save you money.

We know you are in this business to make money. Hiring a drafter is expensive, and you often have better things to do than to redraw old plans for a remodel or addition. Here’s a few reasons why this service not only can save you money, but can make you money.

  • Drawing one page from scratch can take 4 to 24 hours, that can cost you a lot of money.
  • Average hourly rate of an architect is $35 to $75 per hour.
  • We provide fully layered AutoCAD DWG files, that you can begin your remodel design right away.
  • This can be used for architectural, structural, engineering, plumbing, mechanical, shop drawings, as-built, calculations, details, kitchen, landscape, topographic, elevations, floor plans, sections, and any other type of plans you may have. We work in both imperial, and metric measurements.
  • We can also work with you to make design changes to plans, and a rate of only $30 per hour.
  • You can concentrate on design and business development, instead of redrawing plans.
  • Reprographics companies can offer this to their customers with a special rate.
  • Take on more jobs by having us handle a lot of the drafting.

As you can see, this service can help your company by giving you a jump start on your design and remodel projects. This service has helped out hundreds of our customers. Have the advantage over your competition. We can convert PDF, PLT, TIF, JPG, GIF, and even paper plans to fully layered AutoCAD DWG files. If you would like a free quote, Email us now.

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Posted by Michael Mellor