Measurements & Scale

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OVERVIEW - Measurement Systems

- Ruler Measurements and Conversions

- Angles

- ISO Paper Sizes

- Scale Rule (3 Sided Ruler)

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Measurement Systems

2 Systems/Units

Metric System
mm, cm, m

Imperial System
Feet And Inches
1’6”

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 Reading the Ruler & Conversions
mm cm

mm → cm ÷ 10 Examples:
mm → m ÷ 1000 10 mm = 1 cm
cm → mm × 10 100 cm = 1 m
cm → m ÷ 100 m
→ mm × 1000 m → 0.5 m → 50 cm
cm × 100 0.05 m → 5 cm
0.005 m → 0.5 cm → 5 mm
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 Angles

The space between two

intersecting lines or close to
the point where they meet.
Angles are measured in
degrees.

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45⁰

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 ISO Paper Sizes
International Standard For Papers In Metric Units

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 Scale Ruler
• Different scales are used for different types of drawing.

• The bigger the number on the right the smaller the

drawing.

• 1:1 is real life scale

• 1:2 means two times smaller than real life
• 1:5 means five times smaller and so on.

• For small details and furniture drawing 1:5, 1:10 scales

would be used to show the details.

• Whereas plans, elevations and sections 1:20, 1:50, 1:100

scales would be used

• Site Plans or Location Plans would require 1:100 and above

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 Scale Ruler
• For example we have a table that is 100cm (1m)
by 200cm (2m) in real life and we need to draw it
in scale on paper.

• We cant keep it scale 1:1 because it will not fit so

we will choose scale 1:50 which means we are
drawing the correct dimensions and proportions
but 50 times smaller in order to make it fit on our
page.

• To do so we will need to divide the real life

measurements by 50

• 100/50=2 and 200/50=4

• So our table is 2cm by 4cm on paper in scale 1:50

• Or simply we can use the scale ruler.

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 Exercise: Drawing to Scale
Let’s measure the classroom table top and try to fit it on a piece of paper using a normal
ruler and then different scales to understand the difference.

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