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Adjust scale of chart to match real world
Hi- I'm plottig a series of x,y points for designing model rocket nose cones
in Excel. I've got everything set up correctly but have two problems- 1. What settings would I use on the x and y axis so that my chart properly displays the correct proportion of my nose cone? I'm assuming that the x and y axis should both start and end with the same values- is that correct? 2. And, after I get the proportion correct, is there a way to print out the chart to match real world dimensions? For example, I'm plotting my dimensions in inches. Can I somehow print out the chart so that each "1" equals 1" in real life? Thanks! |
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On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, in microsoft.public.excel.charting,
Pat B said: Hi- I'm plottig a series of x,y points for designing model rocket nose cones in Excel. I've got everything set up correctly but have two problems- 1. What settings would I use on the x and y axis so that my chart properly displays the correct proportion of my nose cone? I'm assuming that the x and y axis should both start and end with the same values- is that correct? 2. And, after I get the proportion correct, is there a way to print out the chart to match real world dimensions? For example, I'm plotting my dimensions in inches. Can I somehow print out the chart so that each "1" equals 1" in real life? Sadly, Excel's not a drawing program. You might be able to get the x and Y scales to match enough for your purposes with a bit of effort. Try changing the *Location* of the chart so it's embedded in a worksheet instead of on its own page. That will let you drag the shape of it until you're happy that the x and y grids are square. Printing out to exact scale is going to be more of a problem. I guess you'll just have to print out, measure the printed lines, and readjust the size of your chart until you've reached a satisfactory size. -- Del Cotter NB Personal replies to this post will send email to , which goes to a spam folder-- please send your email to del3 instead. |
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This tired old page gives a VBA routine to make the gridlines squa
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/SquareGrid.html I believe it includes a fudge factor that you can determine from a test printout, to make the screen display a bit rectangular so the printout is square. Of course, a visual isn't so important if you can feed the coordinates directly into a CNC machine, right? - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Del Cotter" wrote in message ... On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, in microsoft.public.excel.charting, Pat B said: Hi- I'm plottig a series of x,y points for designing model rocket nose cones in Excel. I've got everything set up correctly but have two problems- 1. What settings would I use on the x and y axis so that my chart properly displays the correct proportion of my nose cone? I'm assuming that the x and y axis should both start and end with the same values- is that correct? 2. And, after I get the proportion correct, is there a way to print out the chart to match real world dimensions? For example, I'm plotting my dimensions in inches. Can I somehow print out the chart so that each "1" equals 1" in real life? Sadly, Excel's not a drawing program. You might be able to get the x and Y scales to match enough for your purposes with a bit of effort. Try changing the *Location* of the chart so it's embedded in a worksheet instead of on its own page. That will let you drag the shape of it until you're happy that the x and y grids are square. Printing out to exact scale is going to be more of a problem. I guess you'll just have to print out, measure the printed lines, and readjust the size of your chart until you've reached a satisfactory size. -- Del Cotter NB Personal replies to this post will send email to , which goes to a spam folder-- please send your email to del3 instead. |
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Thanks guys- I'll try the code. That did bring up an idea at least of
printing it and checking to see if the gridlines are square. Coincidently, it does appear that if I force the start and end points of my chart to be the same values that the gridlines just might end up being square anyway. I've had luck creating a PDF document and parsing it in Corel Draw. Now I'll print it with the major gridlines and adjust it from there. Thanks! Pat "Jon Peltier" wrote: This tired old page gives a VBA routine to make the gridlines squa http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/SquareGrid.html I believe it includes a fudge factor that you can determine from a test printout, to make the screen display a bit rectangular so the printout is square. Of course, a visual isn't so important if you can feed the coordinates directly into a CNC machine, right? - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Tutorials and Custom Solutions Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com _______ "Del Cotter" wrote in message ... On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, in microsoft.public.excel.charting, Pat B said: Hi- I'm plottig a series of x,y points for designing model rocket nose cones in Excel. I've got everything set up correctly but have two problems- 1. What settings would I use on the x and y axis so that my chart properly displays the correct proportion of my nose cone? I'm assuming that the x and y axis should both start and end with the same values- is that correct? 2. And, after I get the proportion correct, is there a way to print out the chart to match real world dimensions? For example, I'm plotting my dimensions in inches. Can I somehow print out the chart so that each "1" equals 1" in real life? Sadly, Excel's not a drawing program. You might be able to get the x and Y scales to match enough for your purposes with a bit of effort. Try changing the *Location* of the chart so it's embedded in a worksheet instead of on its own page. That will let you drag the shape of it until you're happy that the x and y grids are square. Printing out to exact scale is going to be more of a problem. I guess you'll just have to print out, measure the printed lines, and readjust the size of your chart until you've reached a satisfactory size. -- Del Cotter NB Personal replies to this post will send email to , which goes to a spam folder-- please send your email to del3 instead. |
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