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Gutted!,,,

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Just realised that in copying two Body Plans onto an A4 sheet that they had been reduced to 95% of the scale size. Mass production of 19 frames and 2 weeks work wasted!!!

I have read about this so many times and did not check!

Lesson learnt ……

Make one check and fit….. prevent mass production of rubbish!

On the positive side over ordered timber so can get right on it next week
 
Until I was totally confident in my process I added a layer with a metric scale that should print out as accurate to the top and another layer at the side of every print out:

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I added a layer with a metric scale
I am with you! I always add a six inch scale to the drawing. I will be adding a second one as in the y axis as well after seeing your example. I have had 48 inch pages printed in the past and once in a while they have been off, one time by as much as 0,25 inches which is a lot at our scales. The printing service was happy to adjust their machine and get it right.
Allan
 
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