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Hi Vishal,<br>
My rule of thumb is ALWAYS put a scale-bar on any map.<br>
These days the map maker never knows how/where/on what their maps
may be printed.<br>
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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.<br>
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HTH,<br>
Zoltan<br>
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<div>Hi all,</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>I was told this is common practice in construction, design
CAD work.</div>
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<div>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)<br>
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<div>This is probably a dumb qn, but i'd appreciate an answer!</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
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