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Re: Creating Sections in Excel
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 12/8/2000, 10:01 am
In Response To: Creating Sections in Excel (Tim)

I think you will probably have to copy the curves created in Excel into some sort of drawing/CAD program. If you have Excel create a major gridlines spaced at 1 unit, you will have a 1" reference to check if your scale is correct.

: I have entered offsets into Excel and would like to print sections to be
: glued onto plywood. My situation is how do you create scale drawings in
: Excel? I have nice XY Scatter charts of each section, but how do I make
: sure that one inch on the screen equals one actual real world inch? I'd
: appreciate some help. TIM

Messages In This Thread

Creating Sections in Excel
Tim -- 12/6/2000, 4:52 pm
Re: Creating Sections in Excel
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/8/2000, 10:01 am
Re: Creating Sections in Excel
david -- 12/7/2000, 11:19 am
Re: Creating Sections in Excel
John Waddington -- 12/7/2000, 6:40 am
Re: Creating Sections in Excel
Ben Staley -- 12/6/2000, 6:15 pm