Setting a Scale

Build Screen

To Set a Scale for your background image, first make sure you are on the Build page of the VECTOR Bid

Page in Bid Structure

Next, make sure you have selected or highlighted a Page within your Bid Tree structure

Setting a Scale – Option 1

First, left click the Set Scale button at the bottom of your status bar

Setting Drawing Scale Window

On the Setting Drawing Scale window, your first option is Default Scales

Left click the drop down where you can choose from all of the defaults within the application

Make your selection, then click Confirm

For this example we are going to choose 1/4″ = 1′

Setting Scale Confirmation

After you click Confirm you will be returned to the Build Screen where you can view your scale status at the bottom of the window

Setting a Scale – Option 2

Click on the Page within your Bid Tree where you would like to change the scale

Again, click Set Scale at the bottom of your window

Once inside the Setting Drawing Scale window, left click the Custom tab

From here you can type in your own custom scale for this page

In the first custom scale box you can type in your starting parameters, then click the drop down arrow to the right where you can choose in (inches) or lf (lineal feet)

For this example we are typing in 1/4 and selecting in (inches)

In the second box, you can type in the parameters for the other end of your image scale

The drop down arrow to the right of this box gives you many different options

For this example we are typing in 1 and selecting lf (lineal feet)

Then click Confirm at the bottom of the window

Setting Scale Confirmation

After you click Confirm, you will returned to your Build Screen where you see the scale status of this Page has been changed

Setting a Scale – Option 3

Click on the next Page where you would like to change the scale

Again, click Set Scale a that the bottom of your window

Once inside the Setting Drawing Scale window, left click the Manual tab

Then, click the Measure Line button

Once you select Measure Line, you will automatically be returned to your image

Find a known dimension on the blueprint to give a reference point

Left click and drag your mouse to extend the line to the end of the known dimension, then click once again to finish the line

In the field on the left, enter the numeric representation for the length of the line, then click the drop down arrow in the second box and choose the unit of measure

For this example the length of the line was 17 and the unit of measure is lineal feet

Click Confirm

Setting Scale Confirmation

After you click Confirm, you will returned to your Build Screen where you see the scale status of this Page has been changed