How to work with Scale Ratios
If the design you need has a scale ratio of 1:1 it will always be the same height and width. If you need the design to be 18" wide, it will be 18" tall and visa versa.
If the design you need has a scale ratio of (larger number):1, this means the design is wider than it is tall. You would need to either multiply or divide the larger number in the scale ratio by your desired size. To scale this design shape see example below.
If you know what width you want, say 18" you divide your desired width by the larger number in the scale ratio, 18" -:- 1.67 = 10.78" (10-3/4") tall.
If you are going with the height dimension, then you would multiply your desired height by the larger number in the scale ratio, 18" x 1.67 = 30.06" (30") wide.
If the design you need has a scale ratio of 1: (larger number), this means the design is taller than it is wide. You would need to either multiply or divide the larger number in the scale ratio by your desired size. To scale this design shape see example below.
If you know what width you want, say 18" you multiply your desired width by the larger number in the scale ratio, 18" x 1.62 = 29.16" (29-1/8") tall.
If your are going with the height dimension, then you would divide your desired height by the larger number in the scale ratio, 18" -:- 1.62 = 11.12" (11-1/8") wide.
To determine the scale ratio of your glass, divide the largest dimension by the smallest dimension to get your scale ratio. Example:
The scale ratio for this piece of glass is 1.4:1 (it is approx. 1-1/2 times wider than it is tall).
You should look for a design that has close to the same scale ratio your glass has.
If a design does not scale to the proportions you need, some designs can be easily modified such as this one. Because it has a straight line border, we can extend or shorten the lines to fit your glass size (there is an additional charge to do this, see modified stock design pricing on the Vinyl Stencil Pricing page).
What we can do:
Proportionately enlarge stock designs.Disproportionately enlarge stock designs (not usually recommended see examples below).
Add elements from one stock design to another (additional square foot cost and may require art charges).
Delete elements from stock designs (additional square foot charge).
Add text to stock designs (additional square foot charge & typeset charge).
Crop stock designs to fit your glass (additional square foot charge & may require art charges).
What we can not do:
Add elements to stock designs that would overlap other elements in the design.
Remove elements from stock designs that overlap other elements.
Lengthen or shorten borders that contain detail (proportionate scaling only).
Cut stock designs smaller that the minimum size listed.
Examples of proportionate and distorted scaling:
