1. Architects Scale
Tech Ed
S-O High School

2. Scales
Used to make items proportional to one another and still fit on the page
Reduces item to largest size possible to fit on paper
Used in all types of mechanical and architectural drawings

3. Architects Scale Scales 3/32” = 1’ 1/8” = 1’ 3/16” = 1’ 1/4” = 1’
3/32” = 1’
1/8” = 1’
3/16” = 1’
1/4” = 1’
3/8” = 1’
1/2” = 1’
3/4” = 1’
1” = 1’
1 1/2” = 1’
3” = 1’

4. Architects Scale Fractional Number near the Zero is the scale “size”
2 Scales are combined on each Face
Works because one is 2x larger than the other

5. Architects Scale
Extra unit before “0” is divided into 12ths: 1/12th = 1”
By simply counting the lines you can identify how many feet the item is in length