illustrator build to scale
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- ksv123
Is there a way in illustrator to buld shapes to scale, 1 to 8 ratio
- ideaist0
Use math? Grid every 1 inch and split it 8 times?!
- drgss0
use brain?
- ideaist0
Build it 1:1 scale and then scale to 12.5%!!! Voila!!! 1:8!!!
- ksv1230
I don't want to use brain or math
- tasty0
so then just guess and fail.
- ksv1230
I want to lay out a bathroom remodel, that is really what I want to do. Maybe I should use some other software
- kult0
Greatest. Thread. Ever.
- bored2death0
use the 1:8 plugin.
- this is an awesome response...ideaist
- haha, its a great plug in.Hombre_Lobo
- No need, just use the 1/8 button on your keyboardBaths
- MikeColdFusion0
i've done scale plans in illustrator, its kind of a pain and you need to know math. AutoCAD or anything with CAD in the name should have that scaling built in.
- detritus0
How big is the bathroom?
I'm working on a document that is 5.7m wide in Illy at the moment.
- ksv1230
hahaha thats huge,
- iCanHasQBN0
what the hell? just divide by 8, ffs.
or 1 foot in your bathroom = 1 inch in your Illy document.
- monNom0
1point = 1inch
no math involved.then scale final artwork as needed.
- Knuckleberry0
get a program called cad tools