Bug report #9079

Numeric scale error when print

Added by Stéphane Prescott over 10 years ago. Updated about 5 years ago.

Status:Closed
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:Map Composer/Printing
Affected QGIS version:master Regression?:No
Operating System: Easy fix?:No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:end of life
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:No Copied to github as #:17724

Description

Hello,

There is an error in the numeric scale in the map composer. For example, if we print with a scale of 1:20 000, the distances on the map are in reality around 1:15 000.

Thanks for your time.

wiengranze100000.pdf (32.2 KB) Markus Mayr, 2014-02-09 08:55 AM

qgis2.3_example2.pdf - (correct display) Grid lines in steps of 10km created by plugin, Grid Crosses in steps of 10km and scale bar created by Print Composer. Paper size is 100x100mm. (202 KB) Markus Mayr, 2014-03-27 04:24 AM

History

#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 10 years ago

  • Target version set to Version 2.2
  • Status changed from Open to Feedback
  • Priority changed from High to Normal
  • OS version deleted (2.0.1)

There is no crash or data corruption, so I'm lowering the priority.

Can you please test the latest master and report back? Thanks!

#2 Updated by Markus Mayr about 10 years ago

I can reproduce this behaviour. The output seems to have only 2/3 of the scale which is entered in the print composer.
Attached is a pdf of the boundary of Vienna which should be 1:100.000 on a 420x420mm Paper. In reality it is about 1:66.666. I had the same issue with other objects in other locations with 1:50.000, also with different paper sizes.

System: Linux Mint 16
Qgis version: nightly & 2.1

#3 Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 10 years ago

  • Assignee set to Nyall Dawson
  • Affected QGIS version changed from 2.0.1 to master

Seems also to me that something is wrong...

#4 Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 10 years ago

  • Status changed from Feedback to Open

#5 Updated by Nyall Dawson about 10 years ago

  • Assignee deleted (Nyall Dawson)

Sorry - I'm on holidays for a couple of weeks and can't investigate this for 2.2. I'm happy to take a look after that if no one tackles it in the meantime.

#6 Updated by Markus Mayr about 10 years ago

I did some more tests. The reason might just be a mix-up of reference systems, since another example concerned with the boundary of upper austria works fine.

#7 Updated by Jürgen Fischer almost 10 years ago

  • Target version changed from Version 2.4 to Future Release - High Priority

#8 Updated by Giovanni Manghi almost 7 years ago

  • Easy fix? set to No
  • Regression? set to No

#9 Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 5 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Closed
  • Resolution set to end of life

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