This makes it quick and easy to draw different prints at different scales, as well as interpret different prints at different scales. MT Copeland offers video-based online classes that give you a foundation in construction fundamentals with real-world applications.
Classes include professionally produced videos taught by practicing craftspeople, and supplementary downloads like quizzes, blueprints, and other materials to help you master the skills. He learned to build and weld while working on the farm with his grandad, and after earning a degree in Welding and Materials Engineering, he spent the next 10 years working in the heavy construction building everything from robots to ships to offshore oil rigs before transitioning to residential construction.
After spending a couple of years working with industry leading builders in Austin, Jordan and his wife Veronica struck out on their own to form Smith House Co. Once the scale of the drawing has been ascertained, select the correct scale on the ruler. Be careful when selecting the scale on the ruler, there are two scales on each edge. One scale reads left to right and the other right to left.
Line up the zero mark on the scale selected with the beginning of the item you wish to measure, then determine at what point on the scale the end of the item you wish to measure is. Read the number off the scale that is closest to the ending point of the item measured. Mentally note this number and be sure to 'round down' even if you are close to the next number.
This number represents the whole feet of the item you are measuring. There are two ways to use a scale ruler:. To create a drawing from a real-life object we first determine the scale we are using for that particular drawing. Say we are drawing a bathroom room layout at one is to You can see how all this swapping between metres, centimetre and millimetres is confusing so we use millimetres. If you are drawing with a computer-aided drawing CAD program you will be drawing at and then representing your scale on a page.
However, in the early stages of design, it is important to start developing your ideas with old fashioned pencil, pen and paper. During this stage, you should have a scale ruler in your hands so that you are thinking about the measurement of something in real life and can immediately draw it to scale on the page. You do not have to keep converting real-life numbers to your scale in your head, and therefore reduce the risk of error.
The other way we can use a scale ruler is to convert the measurements on a drawing to real life. The first thing we must check is that a drawing has been printed at the correct scale. If not, we must determine the scale within the drawing. Once we know the drawing scale, we can use a scale ruler to determine the measurement shown on the drawing in real life.
Say your drawing is a floor plan at and we want to know how big the internal bathroom is. Before we start a drawing we must choose our scale and use it consistently. We must also clearly indicate the scale on the drawing so our viewer knows how to measure. There are three ways to represent a scale on a drawing. One of the trickiest things is converting between scales.
For example, you may be asked to convert a site plan to a floor plan, or a elevation to a detail. Sometimes the maths is easy enough. CAD software programs are great, and while you are designing and documenting you may come to rely on these a lot. This means you will be thinking at a scale of However, the minute your drawings are printed to scale on a page, you need to be able to read and interpret them.
You will also need to be able to use a scale ruler when sitting face-to-face with anyone to develop concepts and design and discuss your work.
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