Architects Scale

[B a r r y B u r k e J r .]

I would call full scale a scale.

Barry

[Reaper]

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[DanG]

1/4" = 1' should let you draw "the big picture" 3/4" = 1" should give you about all the detail you need.

If you don't evern want to mess with it, get some graph paper. Allow each square to equal either: 1 foot, 1inch, 6 inches, or something that allows you to get the scale you need.

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[Grandpa]

An Architects scale will do exactly what you want to do. In a nut shell lets say you intend to draw in 1/4 scale, where 1/4" = 1 foot in real life. If your ladder is supposed to be 8' tall (real) then you'd go from the "0" to "8" marks on the 1/4 scale which would represent an 8 foot line. That line is really only 2" long on your drawing but at 1/4 scale it represents 8 feet. Same principle if you do 1/2 scale or 1/8 scale as far as the markings you use. Those lines will of course not be

2" long on your paper at those scales thought, they'll be 4" long at 1/2 scale and 1" long at 1/8 scale.

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