Standard Scales to use in Inventor Working DrawingsStandard Scales that can be usedSlide 3Standard Scales that can be usedConcept - Using an Engineer’s ScaleMeasurement DevicesExample ScalesCivil Engineer ScalesReading an Engineer’s ScaleReading a Mechanical ScaleReading a Metric ScaleSheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyStandard Scales to use in Inventor Working Drawings12SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyStandard Scales that can be used3SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyStandard Scales that can be used Civil Engineers’ Scales: 1”= inches, feet, miles1” = 10, 100, 1000, 10000, add more zeros1” = 20, 200, 2000, 20000, add more zeros1” = 30, 300, 3000, 30000, add more zeros1” = 40, 400, 4000, 40000, add more zeros 1” = 50, 500, 5000, 50000, add more zeros 1” = 60, 600, 6000, 60000, add more zeros4SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyStandard Scales that can be usedCivil Engineers’ Scales: 1” = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 601”= inches, feet, milesArchitects’ Scales: 16 (for full size and half size)3/16”=1’ (1/64 size)3/32 ”=1’ (1/128 size)3/8”=1’ (1/32 size)3/4”=1’ (1/16 size)3”=1’ (1/4 size)1½”=1’ (1/8 size)1/2”=1’ (1/24 size)1”=1’ (1/12 size)1/4”=1’ (1/48 size)1/8”=1’ (1/96 size)Metric Scales:: 1mm :100 mm1:2001:2501:3001:4001:500Any multiple of these, i.e. 1: 2, 20, 2000, 20000.1mm : mm, cm, meters5SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyConcept - Using an Engineer’s Scale When an object is drawn “actual size”, the drawing is said to be full-scale or “scale 1”=1”.But many things are either too large or too small to draw actual size so a reduced or enlarged scale is used. For example, a chair may be drawn so that each 1/4” represents 1 inch (1”=4”). To accurately determine the distances on a drawing you must match the scale of the drawing to the proper measuring scale.example title block6SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyMeasurement DevicesA scale is a tool used to measure something.The combination scale you purchased has 6 different scales:-- 10, 50, 32, 1/4-1/2, Full Size, and metric(mm).7SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyExample ScalesExamples of scale specifications using these scales:Scale Unit;Divisions Examples of scales used10 1”;10 1”=1” 1”=10’ 1”=100’ Decimal50 1”;50 1”=5” 1”=50’ 1”=500’ Decimal½, ¼ ½”;16, ¼”; 8 ½, ¼, 1=2 1=4, inch fractionsMetric 1 mm;10 1mm:1mm 1:100 1mm:1 meterFull 1”;10 Full size, Decimal (Ruler)32 1”;32 Full size, inch fractions (Ruler)8SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyCivil Engineer Scales9SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyReading an Engineer’s ScaleIf the scale is 1” = 50’, read 64’10SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyReading a Mechanical ScaleFor a scale of ½ or 1”=2”, read 3 1/8”11SheetCourse: Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualizationcopyright 2009, Georgia Institute of TechnologyReading a Metric ScaleFor a scale of 1:1000 SI, read 37,000 mmor 37 Meters. Notice a colon is used when denoting a metric scale. The unit is
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