[Qgis-user] scale of features on screen = real scale?

[Matthias Kuhn]

Hi Carlos,

There are a few parameters that can influence this behavior.

First of all you should check if the projection is suitable for the
region you are inspecting.
Then there is also the DPI setting which can influence how things are
scaled when sent to the screen.

And finally, can you check if the map scaling is fine when it is printed
and the issue only affects the screen (not sure if you did from your mail).

Best,
Matthias

On 08/14/2015 07:51 PM, Carlos Grohmann wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I just noticed that setting a given scale in QGIS does not result in
> seeing the features on screen at that scale.
>
> For instance, if I set the scale to 1:500.000, a feature measuring
> 100km should have 20cm on the screen (or printed). But to get close to
> that, I must set the scale to 260.000 (my monitor is at 3200x1800 px).
>
> Any way to make the visual scale match the real one? I'm trying to see
> how a map would look when printed, to check if the details will show
> up nicely without printing test pages.
>
> best
>
> Carlos
>
>
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