Scale - is a standardized measurement using actual

dimensions that are represented by a smaller unit of

measurement. These smaller increments of measurement
allow us to represent a larger object in a proportionate
way but at a reduced size, not full size.

Designers use scaled drawings to represent an accurate

plan of what we are designing. These plans and
elevations represent a “map” with proportionate scale of
everything in the space which we plan to build or
furnish.
In the real scale 1:1 world, one meter is equal to
one meter. However, a drawing or model at a
scale of 1:10 for example, means that the object
is 10 times smaller than in real life scale.

So, as the numbers in the scale get bigger, the

elements in the drawing get smaller.  In a drawing
at scale 1:50, there is 1 unit for every 50 unit in
real life, at scale 1:100 there is 1 unit for every 100
units in real life and at scale 1:200 there is 1 unit
for every 200 units in real life. 

1:50 in cm, 1cm in the drawing will be equal to

50cm in real life. Similarly, if a drawing is in mm,
at 1:200 – one mm unit in the drawing will
represent 200mm in real life. 
When a drawing or model is described as ‘to scale’, it means that each element in that
drawing or model is in the same proportion, related to the real or proposed structure – only it
is smaller or indeed larger by a particular percentage. 
• Scale 1:200 is a great scale for studying site layouts

• 1:100 for designing room layouts and elevations

• 1:50 is for getting into more detail such as kitchen design

• 1:10 are for drawing accurate details (a piece of furniture) 

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