Hi Vishal,
My rule of thumb is ALWAYS put a scale-bar on any map.
These days the map maker never knows how/where/on what their maps may be
printed.
I know your query relates to a fixed one-off map print under controlled
conditions, but my comment relates to weening map readers off numeric
scales.
HTH,
Zoltan
On 2019/12/19 01:14, Vishal Mehta wrote:
Hi all,
I had someone ask me about how to print a map at 'exhibit scale'.
Basically, if a map scale is say 1 inch : 100 feet, they want to make
sure that the printed map is such that the printed scale on the
printed map is actually 1 inch in measurement.
I was told this is common practice in construction, design CAD work.
So i thought this was probably to do with setting the resolution (dpi)
and size of the map image file (jpg) and experimented around. I was
surprised to find that indeed i could not easily get the map printed
the way i wanted. i ran into issues of printer resolution too (which i
dont think has anything to do with the solution)
This is probably a dumb qn, but i'd appreciate an answer!
Thanks!
Vishal
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