# Scale item sizes - 1:15000

**URL:** <https://discuss.purple-pen.org/t/scale-item-sizes-1-15000/24>\
**Category:** Using Purple Pen\
**Created:** [October 4, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.purple-pen.org/t/scale-item-sizes-1-15000/24 "2026-10-04T09:21:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![SvRekaa](https://discuss.purple-pen.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@SvRekaa](https://discuss.purple-pen.org/u/SvRekaa)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.purple-pen.org/t/scale-item-sizes-1-15000/24/1 "2026-10-04T09:21:37Z")

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To get the correct size of the control circles (75 meter in terrain), we have to select ‘Scale item sizes’ = Relative to 1 : 15000. Many of our cource designers don’t know that. Instead they select ‘Relative to map scale’, and then the circles will be very small. Our map is 1:10000 and we often use print scale 1:7500 or 1:5000.

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**Author:** ![David\_Rosen](https://discuss.purple-pen.org/user_avatar/discuss.purple-pen.org/david_rosen/32/16_2.png) [@David\_Rosen](https://discuss.purple-pen.org/u/David_Rosen)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.purple-pen.org/t/scale-item-sizes-1-15000/24/2 "2026-10-04T17:12:26Z")

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Yes. It is difficult for many to understand. Maybe “Relative to 1:15000” could instead be called something like “IOF standard size”.