Help Visio 2007

[Jack Crenshaw]

I'm trying to use Visio to draw lunar trajectories to scale. I see where
I can set the scale in the Page Setup window (an odd place, but
whatever). But I need like a 1:40000 scale, and Visio tells me that
scale is illegal. Is it possible that Microsoft's still using a 16-bit
integer for scaling parameter?

I also can't figure out how to place the origin. I'd like it to be in
midpage rather than on one corner.

Finally, I'd like to describe the "planets" as circles with positions
and diameters numeric inputs, rather than just dragging things around.

Finally finally, I need to draw only parts of an ellipse. I think I can
do that using unions and intersections, but I haven't tried it.

Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

Jack

[Paul Herber]

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:45:24 -0500, Jack Crenshaw <jcr...@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I'm trying to use Visio to draw lunar trajectories to scale. I see where
>I can set the scale in the Page Setup window (an odd place, but
>whatever). But I need like a 1:40000 scale, and Visio tells me that
>scale is illegal. Is it possible that Microsoft's still using a 16-bit
>integer for scaling parameter?

in the Page Setup -> Drawing Scale dialog select Custom Scale and set the scale as
1 mm = 40000 mm or
1 in = 40000 in

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[WapperDude]

To change the origin location, go to menu bar > Tools > Ruler & Grid. Enter
the desired page location in the Ruler Zero boxes, e.g., 228000 in and 24000
in.

As far drawing partial ellipses, yes, you can use ellipse and line tools and
then fragment. You can also use the Arc drawing tool.

Wapperdude.

"Paul Herber" wrote:

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