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AITA?
Posted by rankin_file on March 4, 2021 at 11:21 pmJust rejected a record set that came in for final review and signature. It had been plotted /printed slightly less than scale. So the trimmed sheets were smaller in dimension than specified by the ARM, and when you slap a scale against it, the scale is off. I emailed them and pointed out the deficiencies and asked them to send me a corrected set….
edward-reading replied 3 years, 7 months ago 8 Members · 9 Replies -
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Did you make them write “I will not trim the sheets” one hundred times also? ????
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The last time I used a scale was in 2001 I think. Scaling in contours for some rough grade on a Home Depot. Ah the memories.
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@husker796 I??m the examining land surveyor (contracted- not full time)for a neighboring county. I use it on every survey I review. It??s not uncommon for me to see the preliminary survey come through with an obviously wrong scale bar/drawing scale, particularly from solo operators who don??t have a 2nd set of eyes in -house to QC/QA their work. It??s not uncommon to see the preliminary doc come thru mis-plotted, due to the way the drawing is fenced/then plotted. When it??s Mylar/recording time, That crap needs to have been sorted out and corrected.
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Are you the *? Maybe…
Will they learn their lesson and plot to the scale they call for? Maybe… 🙂
EDIT: for the record if I was checking said plan set, I’d send it back.
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@rankin_file no I get it for sure. It would be nice to have second set of eyes going over my submittals. Just popped in my head remembering the last time I used a scale. Im a blurter. Carry on.
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A common cause for a plot not scaling is adobe having ??scale to fit? instead of ??actual size ?? when plotting.
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Yup that’s a common problem with “electronic” submittals where the actual plot is off by a few percent or maybe 100% if it’s been scaled in Adobe PDF. The original mylar submittal is definitive when scaling stuff and I’ll only measure with a scale if I have it in my hands.
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Sometimes it’s simply a cut and paste error. A big one usually. The scale shows a scale of 1″ = 1000′ for a typical lot that is 50′ by 100′ and takes up most of an 11×17 sheet.
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