Paper scale vs drawing scale

[Turbojetjr]

I am using MacOS 14.2.1 with QCAD-Pro 3.29.4.
New to using QCAD.
I am trying to draw on a scale of 1" = 48". The paper size I would like use is 36" x 24".
I am confused as to how to set this up.

Thanks for your help in advance.

[Husky]

Hi, welcome to the Qcad community.

Common praxis in CAD (also Qcad) is to draw everything in 1:1. Size of the project or choosen unit doesn't matter at all!!!

The print scale like 1" = 48" comes during the print procedere into the game. Easy like cake.
Here a tutorial about printing to paper or pdf:
https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-printing

[Turbojetjr]

Thanks for your response, Just to clarify,

So, the drawing border/title block is scaled up to 1:1 with the drawing, usually put in its separate layer. On the printed paper, the scale is really an approximate scale such that one should not measure the paper with a scale(ruler) to come to a real dimension, Everything important should be dimensioned on the 1:1 drawing.

[Husky]

So, the drawing border/title block is scaled up to 1:1 with the drawing, usually put in its separate layer.

Please note: Qcad will scale everthing in your drawing. Even border/title block. To compensate this fact you have to counter that with counter scaling those parts of your drawing. If your desired scale has to be 1" = 48" then scale up the border/title block by 48. Your dimensios have also be counter scaled. Rest stays 1:1.

On the printed paper, the scale is really an approximate scale such that one should not measure the paper with a scale(ruler) to come to a real dimension,

No, the scale is very precise and meant to keep the drawing readable (and measurable) in the field. You could do the math for a real world measurement with a standard ruler but more practical would be to use an Architectural Scale Ruler.

Everything important should be dimensioned on the 1:1 drawing.

Correct.

[Turbojetjr]

Thanks for the info.