MusicXML:Element:scaling

lastmod 2023-04-25created 2023-04-253 edits

Margins, page sizes, and distances are all measured in tenths to keep MusicXML data in as consistent a coordinate system as possible.

Conversion to absolute units is done with the <scaling> element, which specifies how many tenths correspond to how many millimeters.

If the staff height is 7 mm, <millimeters> is set to 7 and <tenths> is set to 40.

The ability to set a formula rather than a single scaling factor helps avoid roundoff errors.

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In the following order:

 <defaults>
  <scaling>
   <millimeters>297</millimeters>
   <tenths>1164</tenths>
  </scaling>
  ...
 </defaults>

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