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accuracy foralldimensions in a set of working drawings.Therefore the ability to use an architectscale accurately is imperative to insure fast and accurate construction from the workingdrawings.Because of the large reduction of drawing size caused by the scaling down ofarchitectural working drawings,close accuracy is even more critical.The degree towhich a drawing must be scaled down will depend upon the size of the drawing formatand the actual size of the structure being drawn.  \nThe architect's scale is usually open divided as shown in figure 2-1.Each foot ismarked without the inch divisions.The foot unit opposite the zero is divided into twelveparts(12\").When reading a measurement,first find the number of feet.Then add on thenumber of inches on the opposite side of the zero mark.Because each architecturescale will vary in size,so will the size of the inch divisions.Because all the foot divisionsare 12\"it is a simple matter to figure the distance of one inch.To do so,first find the cen-ter of the foot division(6\").Half of this distance is 3\".It is now easy to divide this dis-tance into three parts to find the distance for 1\"(fig.2-2).  \nThe procedure to make the measurements on the exercise worksheets are:(fig.2-3)  \n1.Select the correct scale.  \n2.Lay the scale parallel to the horizontal line.  \n3.Locate the required number of feet  \n4.Adjust the scale to add the required number of inches andplace a short dark vertical line to mark the total measurement.  \n5.The designation of an architectural dimension mustalways be shown as,for example,15'-9\".  \nNote to instructors:Prepare a clear plastic overlay with the correct locations anddimensions for all exercises to use for fast checking.  \n\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 0  \u003Cbr>4   | 2   | 3   | 4   | 5   |\n\nFig.2-1 An example of an open divided architect's scale  \nFig.2-2 Locating the inch divisions on an architect's scale  \nFig.2-3 Measurement on the architect's scale 3/8\"=1'-0\"  \n\n| 6”  \u003Cbr>3°  \u003Cbr>9'  \u003Cbr>1/4\"ARCHITECT'S SCALE  \u003Cbr>,2°  \u003Cbr>11  \u003Cbr>2'  \u003Cbr>1'  \u003Cbr>3'etc  \u003Cbr>14  \u003Cbr>10  \u003Cbr>4  \u003Cbr>8  \u003Cbr>2  \u003Cbr>6  \u003Cbr>0  \u003Cbr>,2°  \u003Cbr>10  \u003Cbr>1/8”ARCHITECT'S SCALE  \u003Cbr>8  \u003Cbr>24  \u003Cbr>20  \u003Cbr>12  \u003Cbr>2  \u003Cbr>6  \u003Cbr>0  \u003Cbr>4  \u003Cbr>10  \u003Cbr>16  \u003Cbr>8  \u003Cbr>18   |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| distance scale  \u003Cbr>.11'-0'1/4*=1'-0°1  \u003Cbr>1/4\"=1'-0'2  \u003Cbr>15'-0  \u003Cbr>1/4'=1'-0°3  \u003Cbr>10'-6  \u003Cbr>1/4°=1'-0°4  \u003Cbr>8'-3  \u003Cbr>1/4°=1'-0°5  \u003Cbr>2'-9°  \u003Cbr>22'-2'1/4'=1'-0”6  \u003Cbr>13'-10°1/4'=1'-0’7  \u003Cbr>17'-11°1/4'=1'-0°8  \u003Cbr>1/4'=1'-0°9  \u003Cbr>9'-1”  \u003Cbr>6'-4”  1/4'=1'-0'10  \u003Cbr>14'-8'1/4'=1'-0'1  \u003Cbr>44'-0'1/8'=1'-0°12  \u003Cbr>24'-6'1/8°=1'-0'13  \u003Cbr>1/8°=1'-0°14  \u003Cbr>19'-2  \u003Cbr>1/8'=1'-0°15  \u003Cbr>5’-4°  \u003Cbr>1/8'=1'-016  \u003Cbr>10'-6”  \u003Cbr>1/8'=1'-0'17  \u003Cbr>33'-8*  \u003Cbr>1/8°=1'-0'18  \u003Cbr>7'-7'  \u003Cbr>15'-9°1/8'=1'-0'19   | LAYOUT EACH DISTANCE AS GIVEN WITH THE  \u003Cbr>1/4 OR 1/8 SCALE AS INDICATED   |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  | —-  --    --   |  |\n|  | ---——-          ----   |  |\n|  | ——  -------          ---   |  |\n|  | ----———   |  |\n|  | -----—  -----   -   |  |\n|  | -———   |  |\n|  | ---------———————   |  |\n|  | -     -   —-    --   |  |\n|  | ----------  ----   |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |\n| 38'-0°  1/8'=1'-020   |  |  |\n|  |  | DRWG:   |\n| DATE:  \u003Cbr>DRAWN BY:   |  |  |\n\n|  | 3*  \u003Cbr>6”  \u003Cbr>9°  \u003Cbr>1/2”ARCHITECT's SCALE  \u003Cbr>1/2'  \u003Cbr>111/2”   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | 12  \u003Cbr>0   |  |  | 2   |  |  | 4   |  |  |  |\n|  | 10\"  \u003Cbr>2°  \u003Cbr>1  \u003Cbr>9°  \u003Cbr>6°  \u003Cbr>3/8”ARCHITECT's SCALE   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | 38  \u003Cbr>0   |  |  |  |  |  | 2   |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| distance scale  \u003Cbr>1/2°=1'-0”1r  \u003Cbr>6'-6°  \u003Cbr>11'-0°1  \u003Cbr>1/2“=1'-0”2  \u003Cbr>5'-6°1  \u003Cbr>1/2*=1’-0°3  \u003Cbr>8'-3”  1/2\"=1'-0°4  \u003Cbr>1'-71","cbCaikdlj1fjOyyU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikdlj1fjOyyU","pdf",446888,"English","# Chapter 2 ARCHITECTURALSCALES\n## Introduction\n## Reading an open divided architect's scale\n## Measuring on exercise worksheets","[{\"question\":\"Why is using an architect's scale accurately important for working drawings?\",\"answer\":\"Working drawings demand close accuracy for all dimensions to ensure fast and accurate construction. 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