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title: "Rescaling an AutoCAD Drawing"
slug: "rescaling-an-autocad-drawing"
updated: 2023-08-07T09:56:27Z
published: 2023-08-07T09:56:27Z
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# Rescaling an AutoCAD Drawing

Since the drawing entities will be placed on the active Drawing Page, it is sometimes best to import your AutoCAD drawing first, before drawing anything else. Once the file is imported you will see the entities on the drawing page. Depending on how the drawing fits on the page, or whether you want to copy and paste some of the entities to other pages, you may need to rescale your drawing.

To rescale a drawing:

1. Click **File**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/20f91d81-6c0e-4850-993d-55e2ce1be2a6.png)The *Info* interface appears.
2. Click **Print.**  
The *Print* Interface appears.
3. Click **Page Setup**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/e1afd7bc-d82e-436b-8a1d-5ea55719b3d3.png)  
The *Page Setup* dialog appears.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/c0bf24d0-0695-4877-805c-143ea2597235.png)
4. Click the **Drawing Scale** tab.  
**Note**: Handset Designer supports all drawing scales, but the Title Block will always show *Scaled to fit* if anything other than the *Architectural* scale is selected.
5. To assign no scale, click the **No Scale** radio button.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/25e90d6c-30ad-43f3-9007-e7f36e098a53.png)
6. To assign a pre-defined scale:
  1. Click the **Pre-defined** **Scale** radio button.
  2. Click the top dropdown and select the appropriate standard.
  3. Click the bottom dropdown and select the appropriate ratio.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/a8601eec-fa64-4c10-a498-2adf60a1d984.png)
7. 6. To assign a custom scale:
  1. Click the **Custom Scale** radio button.
  2. Click the left dimension text field and enter the height of the page.
  3. Click the right dimension text field and enter the width of the page.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/6f552c74-ebf0-4216-af94-cf2fc4e6e92b.png)
8. To assign a page size:
  1. Click in the left **Page Size** text field and enter the height of the page.
  2. Click in the right **Page Size** text field and enter the width of the page.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/8ae74ed1-a474-44ff-89c3-0e464515762f.png)
9. Click **OK**.  
Handset Designer automatically calculates and displays the page size based upon the scale you select.  
You can change the scale without affecting text and dimension sizes. These elements will always stay the same point size on your final printed page.