Help with import scale

Question

I am trying to import a drawing that is at 1:500 scale. It is about 8" long on an 11x17" sheet:

I can't figure out how to configure the DWG import so that I get the same size on the default AI artboard.

1/500 or .002 gives me something that's 2" long on the artboard:

The DWG being imported is in Metric units, while the artboard is in SI.

Bobby Henderson · Answer

I think I would start by importing the DWG line work into a new document that was set up in metrics. I'd probably import the artwork in its original 1:500 size as well to ensure it imports at the correct size. Then I would use the Transform>Scale command to blow it up to another scale the better fills the page. After that I would copy it via the clipboard to a 11" X 17" document set up in inches (if I wanted to move it over into a document set up in inches).

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