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Because otherwise, it wouldn't fit on the paper.

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Q: Why do you have to scale down the drawing of a house?
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Drawing to scale?

Drawing to scale means to draw real objects in their accurate sizes except they are reduced. A house plan is a common item that is drawn to scale. Model cars are another example of drawing to scale. The item is in proportion but smaller.


What is the scale and why scale must be considered when the draughtman drawing the plan?

Scale is how much smaller(or bigger) the drawing is compared to the real object. It'd be real awkward if you were drawing a house to have to make the drawing as big as the house would be. But for the drawing to work out you need to know how to translate between the drawing and reality - so you decide something. Scale 1:12 for instance would mean that something that's one inch in the drawing would be one foot in reality.


What does scale mean in reference to drawing of a house?

It shows how it relates to the actual house. Without scale, you would need as much paper as there is house. Example: a 30 foot house with the scale of 30:1 would be drawn as being 1 foot tall.


Why was the draftsman excited that the raffle prize was a weighing device?

It was a SCALE,DRAWING! Down 1,scale factor 4, Ratio Across 1, SCALE DRAWING 2, UNIT RATE 3, CONVERSION FACTOR 6, PROPORTION


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 is engineering drawing profile?

A drawing of the object in scale.