Software to print Analog Meter Scale

[tanveerriaz]

https://soulmare.github.io/scale_master/

[BeetleJuice]

https://soulmare.github.io/scale_master/

this program is amazing but cant find how to save my work ! any ideas?

[Poroit]

What are the existing scales on your meters?

If the existing divisions match your project then you can reuse the dials.

I have done this heaps of times.

Carefully scrape off the existing numbers with a razor blade...don't press to hard as you do not want to damage the white paint beneath the numerals.

Buy your self a sheet of Letraset or similar numbers with the correct font size and apply the appropriate numerals.

Spray the dial with the Letraset sealer.

[tooki]

https://soulmare.github.io/scale_master/

this program is amazing but cant find how to save my work ! any ideas?

Download > SVG Image

As long as you don’t edit the SVG in another program, then it reopens properly in Scale Master.

[BeetleJuice]

JESUS ! it keeps all my work in the svg file? its like a save?
thank you!

[tooki]

I think so. I used it last spring to make a meter scale and I think that’s how it worked.

(I then imported the SVG into Inkscape to make some changes to the typography, etc. But be sure to save a copy because once you edit the SVG in another program, the original data is lost for Scale Master.)

[SteveThackery]

I've made several meter scales. I use Microsoft Visio, which is a great diagramming tool and good for the job. I print onto matt white photo paper, which can then be glued to the original dial.