I'm trying to create a system schematic (audio) but want to present it in a stylised format. I'm therefore trying to show something like a pictorial diagram with speakers, but with the rack and amplifiers in the centre. However, I keep really coming unstuck with scaling as I can't find any racks in pictorial view and when I try to scale from a rack view, the rack seems to snap to the wrong place relative to the amplifiers. Also, the amplifiers will not snap to sit directly on top of each other. Where am I going wrong with this?

Hi Steve,

To scale a rack symbol down to the correct size in pictorials use a scale of 10.36% - this converts 19" to 50mm which is the scaled width of a rackmount product in the Pictorial Schematic environment.

Kind regards,
Rob Robinson
Stardraw.com

Hi Rob,



I did what you suggested, but 50mm is just under 2", which at a scale of 1:20 (as in the pictorial view) corresponds to a width of just under 40". In other words, I think we're out by a factor of 2 using the scale you suggested.



Thoughts / comments?



Steve.

Oops - answered my own question from the help file - it's an aesthetic decision.