Hey I'm struggling to grasp this concept: If I am to redraw

>>273456
>to scale
to what scale?

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>>273456

Take the leths of the walls and multply by the scaling factor to get the new legths. Start with the longest wall you draw somewhere on your paper. If you just have a ruler the right angles will be difficult thoughm th room will likely look crooked. A geodreieck would be handy or at least a compass.

>>273465
I'm not sure?
My instructor asked us to take two rooms, I.e Living room and family room and scale them down, I understand what to do once I have the numbers, but I'm not sure how to determine those numbers. For example, how would I re-scale a living room so that I could measure it using 1/16. How would I even begin that kinda process?

>>273456
Most blueprints I've have seen use a 1/4 rule, 1/4 inch = 1 foot for scale

>>273477
you mean a 1:16 scale?
ie. a 1/16 of an inch would be 1 foot for real

that would be way too small, try 1:4, or 1/4 inch equals 1 foot

>>273480
>>273479
Alright thanks. I'm sure it'll come up when we're given a specific set of numbers to scale with, but I'll try 1/4 for these and ask him again tomorrow.

>>273482

16' - 4'' x 13' - 0''

16 x 1/4 = 4 inches
1/3 foot x 1/4 = 1/12 inch (approx 1/16)

13 x 1/4 = 3 1/4 inches

end result = 4 1/16" by 3 1/4"

>>273482
>>273484
if you wanted it larger, use 1:2, or 1/2 inch equals 1 foot

which would mean a drawing 8 1/8" x 6 1/2"