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It means that if you enlarged the map enough, it would fit consistently over the land mapped. Maps not drawn to scale are used to show relationships between places without consistent measurements; this is common when the main thing being communicated is a route with landmarks and turns (in which case a 1-mile road can be drawn the same as a 2-mile road, as long as it's clear where the next landmark is), or a series of locations on a route network (for example a tourist map of a town may distort scale to fit outlying points of interest and show the roads used to reach them.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y ago"Not drawn to scale" means that the proportions of figures in a picture are not necessarily accurate.
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∙ 14y agoit means that the map is not like a map that IS drawn to scale. Instead of being accurately sized, it may use different scales to highlight certain features.
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Is hand drawing advantage than scale drawing?
Not necessarily. Hand drawing gives you freedom, but then again with scale drawing, you get a more "finished" feeling i dont know the right word.
A sacale drawing of a living room has a scale of 1.75 inches to 1.5 feet. How long is a wall that measures 21 inches in the scale drawing?
15
What is a combined protractor and scale used in drawing?
A diagraph
What Is the meninges of NTS in autocad drawing?
It means "not to scale".
Who can answer this) A scale drawing of a billboard uses the scale 4 cm : 9 ft. The length of the billboard in the drawing is 11 cm. How long is the actual billboard (Who can answer this)?
24.75 ft.
What does a scale of a drawing given as 8 1 mean?
ugikh
What does an underlined dimension mean on a drawing?
An underline on a dimension means that it is not to scale.
What is meant by scale drawing?
This means drawing something exact. For example, if in a test it was to say 'NOT drawn to scale' it would mean it isn't drawn correctly and wasn't reliable.
What is the scale and why scale must be considered when the draughtman drawing the plan?
The scale on a drawing represents the ratio of the size of the drawing to the actual size of the object. It must be considered to ensure accurate measurements and proportions in the drawing. Using the correct scale helps convey the information clearly and allows others to interpret the drawing accurately.
How do you calculate the scale drawing?
The answer depends on what aspect of the scale drawing you wish to calculate.
What does a scale show on a scale drawing?
It shows the constant of proportionality between the scale drawing and the real-life object.
What does 1 centimeter on the scale drawing represent in real life?
it depends of the scale of the drawing
How do you find scale factor?
# is the ratio of the demensions in the drawing to the corresponding actual dimensions. The scale factor for a scale drawing is the ratio of the dimensions in the drawing to the corresponding acual bimensions.
Scale drawing questions?
scale questions
Make a scale drawing of a giraffe that is 5.5 m tall The drawing is 7 cm tall what is the scale of the drawing?
1cm = 78.6
How do you work out the scale of a drawing?
Not all drawings are done to scale, sketches of buildings and people for instance. However if it is a technical drawing the draughtsman/woman will state on the drawing the scale used.
What does scale in draffting mean?
Scale provides the ability to measure a depicted feature or arrangement of features on the drawing, and scale it to what it was / will be in the real world. It is not always possible to dimension every possible feature, and a scaled drawing allows someone to infer what a given dimension will be.
