Resizing to Scale in Visio 2003

[Lenny]

Maybe a simple question -
First you create a technical drawing to a certain scale on 11"x17"
diagramming paper. Each inch of paper is a 10x10 square so 100
small squares make up one square inch. There are 17 squares
horizontally and 11 squares vertically.
1. First Question: can this drawing be scanned for use by Visio 2003
and in what format?
2. Second Question: can Visio Resize this drawing image to a much
larger size but Preserve the Scale that was used?
If so I would then print this new Resized drawing on a drafting type
print device to produce a drawing plan.

Thank you very much.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

If you scan an image it ends up being a picture of the drawing rather than a
Visio drawing.

You can change the scale of the drawing before printing or use scale to fit
on the printer dialog.

John... Visio MVP

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[Lenny]

Thank you John.

When you say that the scale of the drawing can be changed
before printing does this apply to the Picture of the drawing
(scanned so not a Visio drawing)?

Can this Picture be resized (before printing) and have the original
scale remain the same after the resize?

Thanks.

--
Lenny XT

If you scan an image it ends up being a picture of the drawing rather than a
Visio drawing.

You can change the scale of the drawing before printing or use scale to fit
on the printer dialog.

John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
Need VBA examples? http://www.mvps.org/visio/VBA.htm
Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm