Scales topics include: Representative factor, scales types, plane and diagonal scales. Engineering drawings are almost always drawn to scale. A scale drawing is a drawing that shows a real object with accurate sizes reduced or enlarged by a certain amount. The proportion by which the drawing of a given object is enlarged or reduced is called the scale of the drawing. The scale of a drawing is indicated by a ratio, called the Representative Fraction (RF) or Scale Factor. Here are some types of scales used in engineering drawing: Plain scale: A line divided into a suitable number of equal... Show more Scales topics include: Representative factor, scales types, plane and diagonal scales. Engineering drawings are almost always drawn to scale. A scale drawing is a drawing that shows a real object with accurate sizes reduced or enlarged by a certain amount. The proportion by which the drawing of a given object is enlarged or reduced is called the scale of the drawing. The scale of a drawing is indicated by a ratio, called the Representative Fraction (RF) or Scale Factor. Here are some types of scales used in engineering drawing: Plain scale: A line divided into a suitable number of equal units. The first unit is subdivided into smaller parts. The zero should be placed at the end of the first main unit. From the zero mark, the units should be numbered to the right and the sub-divisions to the left. A plain scale is one on which it is possible to measure two dimensions only such as units and lengths, meters and decimeters, miles and furlongs etc.. Diagonal scale: Used in engineering to read lengths with higher accuracy as it represents a unit into three different multiple in meters, centimeters and millimeters. A diagonal scale is used to represent three consecutive units i.e. a unit and its immediate two sub divisions. Metric scale: All the edges on a metric scale are marked with spaces that are 1 mm apart, similar to a metric tape measure. Ratios most often used in drawings are 1:100 for larger buildings, 1:50 for smaller buildings, and 1:20 for details. Other types of scales used in engineering drawing include: Comparative scale, Vernier scale, Scale of chords, Mechanical scale, Imperial scale. Show less
Scales topics include: Representative factor, scales types, plane and diagonal scales.
Engineering drawings are almost always drawn to scale. A scale drawing is a drawing that shows a real object with accurate sizes reduced or enlarged by a certain amount. The proportion by which the drawing of a given object is enlarged or reduced is called the scale of the drawing. The scale of a drawing is indicated by a ratio, called the Representative Fraction (RF) or Scale Factor.
Here are some types of scales used in engineering drawing: Plain scale: A line divided into a suitable number of equal units. The first unit is subdivided into smaller parts. The zero should be placed at the end of the first main unit. From the zero mark, the units should be numbered to the right and the sub-divisions to the left. A plain scale is one on which it is possible to measure two dimensions only such as units and lengths, meters and decimeters, miles and furlongs etc.. Diagonal scale: Used in engineering to read lengths with higher accuracy as it represents a unit into three different multiple in meters, centimeters and millimeters. A diagonal scale is used to represent three consecutive units i.e. a unit and its immediate two sub divisions. Metric scale: All the edges on a metric scale are marked with spaces that are 1 mm apart, similar to a metric tape measure. Ratios most often used in drawings are 1:100 for larger buildings, 1:50 for smaller buildings, and 1:20 for details.
Other types of scales used in engineering drawing include: Comparative scale, Vernier scale, Scale of chords, Mechanical scale, Imperial scale.
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