Provide Zoom Scaling with specific zooming values in the Design Workspace (from 10%-400%, for e.g.)

[shiraz14]

The Fusion 360 Design workspace currently allows one to zoom in/out of a drawing on-screen (which is useful, especially when dealing with large parts), but does not provide scaling, in particular 1:1 (100%) zoom scaling, which will ensure that the design displayed on the screen is exactly the same as the actual object size. By implementing this feature, one would be able to use a ruler to measure the dimension of any object on the screen, which would be the same as using the Inspect > Measure tool in Fusion 360. As an example, when one places a ruler against the monitor screen to measure a cylinder which has a base diameter of 40mm on-screen, the ruler should show the diameter to be 40mm as well. The use of this feature cannot be underestimated, especially when designing a part to fit into an existing component, where the dimensions of the said component are difficult to determine accurately and one doesn't have a 3D scanner to scan the component. 100% zoom scaling would thus allow the exact size of the part to be fabricated to be displayed and compared directly with the said component on the screen (prior to fabricating the part) without the need for 3D scanning, which saves time, effort and costs, while increasing productivity and efficiency.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

With Fusion you can construct objects in real size without scaling.
No technical person will use a ruler to take dimensions from a screen, but will use the measuring tools of the application.

günther

[shiraz14]

@g-andresen  Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I am aware that you can construct objects and specify their size in Fusion 360 (in fact, all CAD programs allow this), but I need the model to be displayed in real size on the screen. What I am referring to here is that if you construct a cylinder having a base diameter of 40mm and a height of 70mm (for example), placing a ruler against the screen (without relying on any measuring tools in Fusion 360) will show the diameter of the cylinder base to be 40mm and its height to be 70mm. In case you are wondering why anyone would want to measure the dimension by using a ruler (instead of the in-built Measure tool in Fusion 360), the answer to this is as described in my previous post - it is not about measuring the part with a ruler, but for direct comparison against a component which has a complex topology without the use of 3D scanning.

If you know how this can be achieved specifically in Fusion 360 (i.e. that the component can be displayed in real size on the screen itself), please advise, as I don't see such a feature available in Fusion 360 currently.

Thank you.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

Just this much:
I do not see the need to have a 1:1 representation on the display to compare it with its real existing object in front of the display.

günther

[shiraz14]

@g-andresen 

We are not comparing the drawing on the screen with its real existing object - we are comparing the drawing on the screen with another (different) real physical object whose topology is too complex to be modelled in the Fusion 360 Workspace and without having to resort to 3D scanning.

Thanks.