📝Note: Groundplan supports the metric and imperial systems.
Please message us at Help > Send us a Message to request a change for the account. Accounts cannot be switched between imperial and metric within projects; the account can only be set to one measurement system.
Setting the plan scale
From within a project, click the scale tab
Use the dropdown menu or type in the scale
Paper size is auto-detected but can be changed using the dropdown menu
Click set scale
Click back to stages
Measuring the scale
If there is no scale mentioned on the plan, use the measure scale option to scale the plan off a recorded dimension. If you have used a Google Map image or Near Maps, use the scale at the bottom or measure a known dimension off the plan (perhaps after a site visit).
Groundplan automatically defaults to metres for metric or feet for imperial.
Click measure scale
Zoom in and click on the first point, then click on the second point hold SHIFT to create a straight line between the two points
Enter the length value, including unit of measure default is
mfor metric andftfor imperial so add other units of measure e.g.2000mmor2mClick set scale
Note: Using the map image below, if a scale reference is not provided, use measure scale on the side of a roof if it has been measured on site.
Multiple scaled areas
If a plan contains more than one scale, Groundplan allows multiple sections with different scales to be set.
Click +section
Click to start, move the mouse to the opposite side and click to complete the section
Click save
Type the label name e.g. section AA, east, north and the scale of the section
Click save
Edit or delete scaled sections
Click section actions
(If required) Click edit to resize, rename, or set a different scale
(If required) Click delete
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