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How to use a scale ruler to read and draw architecture and engineering scaled drawings.If you’re studying architecture, engineering or a similar course, you’...
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Jan 31, 2022 · Learn how to simply create a proportional scale drawing using a ruler or architectural scale.From Paxton/Patterson - Elementary Career Labs curriculum.
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Explaining and showing how to make several kinds of drawings using a scale ruler with the metric system.
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How to use a scale ruler to read and draw architecture and engineering scaled drawings. If you’re studying architecture, engineering or a similar course, you’ll have to know how to read scale drawings, and draw them yourself – in most cases, using a scale ruler.
When you are drawing a plan, you select the scale you intend to use by turning the ruler to the appropriate side. You can then draw the line to the desired measurement using the scale ruler. For example, if you have to select to draw a 5 m wall at 1:100, you will select your 1:100 side of the ruler, and draw 5 units along the ruler, as each ...
How to Use a Three-Sided Drafter's Ruler. The drafter's ruler (also called an architect's scale) has three sides with one or two scales along each of its six edges. One scale is measured in inches and fractions of an inch. The other scales are used to make reduced drawings.
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A scale ruler is used to help understand the proportions of the drawing or model representation as a proportion of the real-life object. The first thing you must consider in choosing a scale ruler is which type of unit of measurements you are using. This will vary depending on which country you reside in.
