Autocad | Using Align and Scale Shortcut on Plans with Actual Survey Coordinates

Hello Everyone! This video is about how to scale and align your drawing if you

only have two coordinates. Check that the units are all in millimeters or type

“unit” spacebar. Bring in the drawing with Reference Manager. “REF” spacebar.

Then click attach and select your drawing.

Check that the unit is millimetres and then click “OK”.

Attach it to the origin point, so that it’s easier to navigate. At scale of 1 to 1.

Let’s begin to scale and align with one command. Pick two opposite diagonal

points of coordinates. Preferably on the boundary line. Key in the coordinates of

X as a positive number and Y as a negative number.

Remove the decimal points to convert from meters to millimeters.

Then key in Y as a negative number

Repeat the same thing for point number 2. Remove the decimal point and

positive x and negative y.

There you have it two true coordinates on the drawing of your

boundary line. Now you have the scale the drawing to these two points. Move the

drawing area to the two points and then key in a line and space bar. Select your

drawing and click on the first point and then click on actual coordinate point.

Then click on a second reference point,

and click on the true coordinate point.

After you click press spacebar to continue Autocad will prompt if you want

to align and scale the object click yes or y spacebar. Then that’s it!