A beginner's look at how to read and use an architect's scale. learn how to read the various scales and then how to use the scale on several simple examples. Learn how to use an architectural scale ruler so that you can read scaled drawings and blueprints. today's lesson walks you through how to read and use an ar.
Bob and sparky talk about how to read an architect's scale. architect's scales are used to make and read drawings made to a specific scale. for example: 1. Here are some tips for accurately using an architectural scale: make sure the scale is placed firmly against the surface being measured. place the zero mark of the scale at the point of origin for the measurement. read the scale from left to right when taking measurements. double check your measurements before recording them. We measure the bathroom in millimetres. say it is 3,600mm x 2,400mm (3.6m x 2.4m). we can try to convert from 3,600mm by dividing by 50, or we can use a scale ruler. we take our scale ruler and flip it to our 1:50 scale. we can see that 1000mm (or 1.0m) in real life is equivalent to 20mm (or 2cm) on our scale ruler. 3. use the dimension scale where measurements are not provided. as a rule, architectural plans are drawn to a "scale". an example would be, 1 inch (2.5 cm) equals 10 feet (3 m) (1"=10'), so measuring between to walls on the plan sheet means for each inch, the distance is 10 feet (3.0 m).
We measure the bathroom in millimetres. say it is 3,600mm x 2,400mm (3.6m x 2.4m). we can try to convert from 3,600mm by dividing by 50, or we can use a scale ruler. we take our scale ruler and flip it to our 1:50 scale. we can see that 1000mm (or 1.0m) in real life is equivalent to 20mm (or 2cm) on our scale ruler. 3. use the dimension scale where measurements are not provided. as a rule, architectural plans are drawn to a "scale". an example would be, 1 inch (2.5 cm) equals 10 feet (3 m) (1"=10'), so measuring between to walls on the plan sheet means for each inch, the distance is 10 feet (3.0 m). 1. determine the scale. the first step of using your scale ruler is to figure out the exact scale that is being represented on a drawing. this will typically be written somewhere on the blueprint itself and follow a very basic layout. if you see the ratio listed as ¼” = 1’, it means that one fourth of an inch on the drawing is meant to. If your scale has 1 4 at one end of an edge and 1 8 at the other end, the row of numbers that starts with zero closer to the 1 4 are the numbers that correspond to that scale, with a 1 4 inch corresponding to one foot. if you then want to measure out a 4 foot wall at a particular scale, simply begin your line at zero and draw it to the “4.
1. determine the scale. the first step of using your scale ruler is to figure out the exact scale that is being represented on a drawing. this will typically be written somewhere on the blueprint itself and follow a very basic layout. if you see the ratio listed as ¼” = 1’, it means that one fourth of an inch on the drawing is meant to. If your scale has 1 4 at one end of an edge and 1 8 at the other end, the row of numbers that starts with zero closer to the 1 4 are the numbers that correspond to that scale, with a 1 4 inch corresponding to one foot. if you then want to measure out a 4 foot wall at a particular scale, simply begin your line at zero and draw it to the “4.
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