Enraged said:
autocad sucks.
you should just draw your prints to full scale, and then scale your 11x17 title block by 100:1
that way you can dimension your plans and it will show the proper number, not the scaled number.
there may be another way to do it, but again, autocad sucks. parametric modelling ftw.
That's one way to do it... If you don't know how to use autocad.
I prefer to put all the drawing elements (the actual information you're representing), into the modelspace tab, and do the actual layout (which will be the print), in paperspace. This is how autocad was intended to be used. Everything is drawn 1:1 full scale.
You'll find the navigation tabs to move between model space and paper space in the bottom left corner of the screen, above the command line interface (assuming the stock set-up). I can take some SS's if needed. I recommend doing all the drafting work in model space so that you have room to mess around.
Then, import your title block into paper space as either a block or xref, or plain lines if you're lazy and want to give yourself hassle later. Insert it so that it's 1"=1", 11x17 measured size. Crack open a viewport that's 1"=100', and set up a dimension style with the appropriet scale settings, and measure away. Your dimensions will scale automatically on the 1:1 drawing as though they are measuring 1"=100', if you set it up properly.
A bit of playing around should find most of the buttons needed to do this. This is the "right" way to do it (i.e. the long way), but you can mikey mouse it if you want though. PM me or post here if you have specific questions.
Autocad doesn't suck, it has it's place in the world of engineering design. It's not masterCAM, Solidworks, or Revit, or Autoplant, LDD or Plantspace, but it does many things that those programs do not. It's the jack-of-all-trades and is useful for what it's intended for. I can't even begin to imagine the hassle of doing a Process Flow Diagram in a parametric modeling engine. It's not useful for designing a 50 cent moulded plastic part for a toaster. It is useful for doing electrical or process diagrams for a 200 million dollar petroleum job. If used properly, nothing is more useful than autocad in what it does... just don't hate it for what it's not.
