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Scale & its types
Rohit Sharma
FOR FULL SIZE SCALE
R.F.=1 OR ( 1:1 )
MEANS DRAWING
& OBJECT ARE OF
SAME SIZE.
Other RFs are described
as
1:10, 1:100,
1:1000, 1:1,00,000
SCALES
DIMENSIONS OF LARGE OBJECTS MUST BE REDUCED TO ACCOMMODATE
ON STANDARD SIZE DRAWING SHEET.THIS REDUCTION CREATES A SCALE
OF THAT REDUCTION RATIO, WHICH IS GENERALLY A FRACTION..
SUCH A SCALE IS CALLED REDUCING SCALE
AND
THAT RATIO IS CALLED REPRESENTATIVE FACTOR.
SIMILARLY IN CASE OF TINY OBJECTS DIMENSIONS MUST BE INCREASED
FOR ABOVE PURPOSE. HENCE THIS SCALE IS CALLED ENLARGING SCALE.
HERE THE RATIO CALLED REPRESENTATIVE FACTOR IS MORE THAN UNITY.
REPRESENTATIVE FACTOR (R.F.) =
=
=
A
USE FOLLOWING FORMULAS FOR THE CALCULATIONS IN THIS TOPIC.
B LENGTH OF SCALE = R.F. MAX. LENGTH TO BE MEASURED.X
DIMENSION OF DRAWING
DIMENSION OF OBJECT
LENGTH OF DRAWING
ACTUAL LENGTH
AREA OF DRAWING
ACTUAL AREAV
Rohit Sharma
1. PLAIN SCALES ( FOR DIMENSIONS UP TO SINGLE DECIMAL)
2. DIAGONAL SCALES ( FOR DIMENSIONS UP TO TWO DECIMALS)
3. VERNIER SCALES ( FOR DIMENSIONS UP TO TWO DECIMALS)
4. COMPARATIVE SCALES ( FOR COMPARING TWO DIFFERENT UNITS)
5. SCALE OF CORDS ( FOR MEASURING/CONSTRUCTING ANGLES)
TYPES OF SCALES:
= 10 HECTOMETRES
= 10 DECAMETRES
= 10 METRES
= 10 DECIMETRES
= 10 CENTIMETRES
= 10 MILIMETRES
1 KILOMETRE
1 HECTOMETRE
1 DECAMETRE
1 METRE
1 DECIMETRE
1 CENTIMETRE
BE FRIENDLY WITH THESE UNITS.
Rohit Sharma
0 1 2 3 4 510
PLAIN SCALE:-This type of scale represents two units or a unit and it’s sub-division.
METERS
DECIMETERS
R.F. = 1/100
4 M 6 DM
PLANE SCALE SHOWING METERS AND DECIMETERS.
PLAIN SCALE
PROBLEM NO.1:- Draw a scale 1 cm = 1m to read decimeters, to measure maximum distance of 6 m.
Show on it a distance of 4 m and 6 dm.
CONSTRUCTION:-
a) Calculate R.F.=
R.F.= 1cm/ 1m = 1/100
Length of scale = R.F. X max. distance
= 1/100 X 600 cm
= 6 cms
b) Draw a line 6 cm long and divide it in 6 equal parts. Each part will represent larger division unit.
c) Sub divide the first part which will represent second unit or fraction of first unit.
d) Place ( 0 ) at the end of first unit. Number the units on right side of Zero and subdivisions
on left-hand side of Zero. Take height of scale 5 to 10 mm for getting a look of scale.
e) After construction of scale mention it’s RF and name of scale as shown.
f) Show the distance 4 m 6 dm on it as shown.
DIMENSION OF DRAWING
DIMENSION OF OBJECT
Rohit Sharma
PROBLEM NO.2:- In a map a 36 km distance is shown by a line 45 cms long. Calculate the R.F. and construct
a plain scale to read kilometers and hectometers, for max. 12 km. Show a distance of 8.3 km on it.
CONSTRUCTION:-
a) Calculate R.F.
R.F.= 45 cm/ 36 km = 45/ 36 . 1000 . 100 = 1/ 80,000
Length of scale = R.F. max. distance
= 1/ 80000 12 km
= 15 cm
b) Draw a line 15 cm long and divide it in 12 equal parts. Each part will represent larger division unit.
c) Sub divide the first part which will represent second unit or fraction of first unit.
d) Place ( 0 ) at the end of first unit. Number the units on right side of Zero and subdivisions
on left-hand side of Zero. Take height of scale 5 to 10 mm for getting a look of scale.
e) After construction of scale mention it’s RF and name of scale as shown.
f) Show the distance 8.3 km on it as shown.
KILOMETERS
HECTOMETERS
8KM 3HM
R.F. = 1/80,000
PLANE SCALE SHOWING KILOMETERS AND HECTOMETERS
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1110 5
PLAIN SCALE
Rohit Sharma
PROBLEM NO.3:- The distance between two stations is 210 km. A passenger train covers this distance
in 7 hours. Construct a plain scale to measure time up to a single minute. RF is 1/200,000 Indicate the distance
traveled by train in 29 minutes.
CONSTRUCTION:-
a) 210 km in 7 hours. Means speed of the train is 30 km per hour ( 60 minutes)
Length of scale = R.F. max. distance per hour
= 1/ 2,00,000 30km
= 15 cm
b) 15 cm length will represent 30 km and 1 hour i.e. 60 minutes.
Draw a line 15 cm long and divide it in 6 equal parts. Each part will represent 5 km and 10 minutes.
c) Sub divide the first part in 10 equal parts,which will represent second unit or fraction of first unit.
Each smaller part will represent distance traveled in one minute.
d) Place ( 0 ) at the end of first unit. Number the units on right side of Zero and subdivisions
on left-hand side of Zero. Take height of scale 5 to 10 mm for getting a proper look of scale.
e) Show km on upper side and time in minutes on lower side of the scale as shown.
After construction of scale mention it’s RF and name of scale as shown.
f) Show the distance traveled in 29 minutes, which is 14.5 km, on it as shown.
PLAIN SCALE
0 10 20 30 40 5010 MINUTESMIN
R.F. = 1/100
PLANE SCALE SHOWING METERS AND DECIMETERS.
KMKM 0 5 10 15 20 255 2.5
DISTANCE TRAVELED IN 29 MINUTES.
14.5 KM
Rohit Sharma
We have seen that the plain scales give only two dimensions,
such as a unit and it’s subunit or it’s fraction.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1’
2’
3’
4’
5’
6’
7’
8’
9’
10’
X
Y
Z
The principle of construction of a diagonal scale is as follows.
Let the XY in figure be a subunit.
From Y draw a perpendicular YZ to a suitable height.
Join XZ. Divide YZ in to 10 equal parts.
Draw parallel lines to XY from all these divisions
and number them as shown.
From geometry we know that similar triangles have
their like sides proportional.
Consider two similar triangles XYZ and 7’ 7Z,
we have 7Z / YZ = 7’7 / XY (each part being one unit)
Means 7’ 7 = 7 / 10. x X Y = 0.7 XY
:.
Similarly
1’ – 1 = 0.1 XY
2’ – 2 = 0.2 XY
Thus, it is very clear that, the sides of small triangles,
which are parallel to divided lines, become progressively
shorter in length by 0.1 XY.
The diagonal scales give us three successive dimensions
that is a unit, a subunit and a subdivision of a subunit.
DIAGONAL
SCALE
Rohit Sharma
R.F. = 1 / 40,00,000
DIAGONAL SCALE SHOWING KILOMETERS.
0 100 200 300 400 500100 50
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
KM
KM
KM
569 km
459 km
336 km
222 km
PROBLEM NO. 4 : The distance between Delhi and Agra is 200 km.
In a railway map it is represented by a line 5 cm long. Find it’s R.F.
Draw a diagonal scale to show single km. And maximum 600 km.
Indicate on it following distances. 1) 222 km 2) 336 km 3) 459 km 4) 569 km
SOLUTION STEPS: RF = 5 cm / 200 km = 1 / 40, 00, 000
Length of scale = 1 / 40, 00, 000 X 600 X 105
= 15 cm
Draw a line 15 cm long. It will represent 600 km.Divide it in six equal parts.( each will represent 100 km.)
Divide first division in ten equal parts.Each will represent 10 km.Draw a line upward from left end and
mark 10 parts on it of any distance. Name those parts 0 to 10 as shown.Join 9th
sub-division of horizontal scale
with 10th
division of the vertical divisions. Then draw parallel lines to this line from remaining sub divisions and
complete diagonal scale.
DIAGONAL
SCALE
Rohit Sharma
PROBLEM NO.5: A rectangular plot of land measuring 1.28 hectors is represented on a map by a similar rectangle
of 8 sq. cm. Calculate RF of the scale. Draw a diagonal scale to read single meter. Show a distance of 438 m on it.
Draw a line 15 cm long.
It will represent 600 m.Divide it in six equal parts.
( each will represent 100 m.)
Divide first division in ten equal parts.Each will
represent 10 m.
Draw a line upward from left end and
mark 10 parts on it of any distance.
Name those parts 0 to 10 as shown.Join 9th
sub-division
of horizontal scale with 10th
division of the vertical divisions.
Then draw parallel lines to this line from remaining sub divisions
and complete diagonal scale.
DIAGONAL
SCALE
SOLUTION :
1 hector = 10, 000 sq. meters
1.28 hectors = 1.28 X 10, 000 sq. meters
= 1.28 X 104
X 104
sq. cm
8 sq. cm area on map represents
= 1.28 X 104
X 104
sq. cm on land
1 cm sq. on map represents
= 1.28 X 10 4
X 104
/ 8 sq cm on land
1 cm on map represent
= 1.28 X 104
X 104
/ 8 cm
= 4, 000 cm
1 cm on drawing represent 4, 000 cm, Means RF = 1 / 4000
Assuming length of scale 15 cm, it will represent 600 m.
0 100 200 300 400 500100 50
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
M
M
M
438 meters
R.F. = 1 / 4000
DIAGONAL SCALE SHOWING METERS.
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
CENTIMETRES
MM
CM
R.F. = 1 / 2.5
DIAGONAL SCALE SHOWING CENTIMETERS.
0 5 10 155 4 3 2 1
PROBLEM NO.6:. Draw a diagonal scale of R.F. 1: 2.5, showing centimeters
and millimeters and long enough to measure up to 20 centimeters. Show the distance 13.4 cm on it
SOLUTION STEPS:
R.F. = 1 / 2.5
Length of scale = 1 / 2.5 X 20 cm.
= 8 cm.
1.Draw a line 8 cm long and divide it in to 4 equal parts.
(Each part will represent a length of 5 cm.)
2.Divide the first part into 5 equal divisions.
(Each will show 1 cm.)
3.At the left hand end of the line, draw a vertical line and
on it step-off 10 equal divisions of any length.
4.Complete the scale as explained in previous problems.
Show the distance 13.4 cm on it.
13 .4 CM
DIAGONAL
SCALE
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma

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Scale and its types

  • 1. Scale & its types Rohit Sharma
  • 2. FOR FULL SIZE SCALE R.F.=1 OR ( 1:1 ) MEANS DRAWING & OBJECT ARE OF SAME SIZE. Other RFs are described as 1:10, 1:100, 1:1000, 1:1,00,000 SCALES DIMENSIONS OF LARGE OBJECTS MUST BE REDUCED TO ACCOMMODATE ON STANDARD SIZE DRAWING SHEET.THIS REDUCTION CREATES A SCALE OF THAT REDUCTION RATIO, WHICH IS GENERALLY A FRACTION.. SUCH A SCALE IS CALLED REDUCING SCALE AND THAT RATIO IS CALLED REPRESENTATIVE FACTOR. SIMILARLY IN CASE OF TINY OBJECTS DIMENSIONS MUST BE INCREASED FOR ABOVE PURPOSE. HENCE THIS SCALE IS CALLED ENLARGING SCALE. HERE THE RATIO CALLED REPRESENTATIVE FACTOR IS MORE THAN UNITY. REPRESENTATIVE FACTOR (R.F.) = = = A USE FOLLOWING FORMULAS FOR THE CALCULATIONS IN THIS TOPIC. B LENGTH OF SCALE = R.F. MAX. LENGTH TO BE MEASURED.X DIMENSION OF DRAWING DIMENSION OF OBJECT LENGTH OF DRAWING ACTUAL LENGTH AREA OF DRAWING ACTUAL AREAV Rohit Sharma
  • 3. 1. PLAIN SCALES ( FOR DIMENSIONS UP TO SINGLE DECIMAL) 2. DIAGONAL SCALES ( FOR DIMENSIONS UP TO TWO DECIMALS) 3. VERNIER SCALES ( FOR DIMENSIONS UP TO TWO DECIMALS) 4. COMPARATIVE SCALES ( FOR COMPARING TWO DIFFERENT UNITS) 5. SCALE OF CORDS ( FOR MEASURING/CONSTRUCTING ANGLES) TYPES OF SCALES: = 10 HECTOMETRES = 10 DECAMETRES = 10 METRES = 10 DECIMETRES = 10 CENTIMETRES = 10 MILIMETRES 1 KILOMETRE 1 HECTOMETRE 1 DECAMETRE 1 METRE 1 DECIMETRE 1 CENTIMETRE BE FRIENDLY WITH THESE UNITS. Rohit Sharma
  • 4. 0 1 2 3 4 510 PLAIN SCALE:-This type of scale represents two units or a unit and it’s sub-division. METERS DECIMETERS R.F. = 1/100 4 M 6 DM PLANE SCALE SHOWING METERS AND DECIMETERS. PLAIN SCALE PROBLEM NO.1:- Draw a scale 1 cm = 1m to read decimeters, to measure maximum distance of 6 m. Show on it a distance of 4 m and 6 dm. CONSTRUCTION:- a) Calculate R.F.= R.F.= 1cm/ 1m = 1/100 Length of scale = R.F. X max. distance = 1/100 X 600 cm = 6 cms b) Draw a line 6 cm long and divide it in 6 equal parts. Each part will represent larger division unit. c) Sub divide the first part which will represent second unit or fraction of first unit. d) Place ( 0 ) at the end of first unit. Number the units on right side of Zero and subdivisions on left-hand side of Zero. Take height of scale 5 to 10 mm for getting a look of scale. e) After construction of scale mention it’s RF and name of scale as shown. f) Show the distance 4 m 6 dm on it as shown. DIMENSION OF DRAWING DIMENSION OF OBJECT Rohit Sharma
  • 5. PROBLEM NO.2:- In a map a 36 km distance is shown by a line 45 cms long. Calculate the R.F. and construct a plain scale to read kilometers and hectometers, for max. 12 km. Show a distance of 8.3 km on it. CONSTRUCTION:- a) Calculate R.F. R.F.= 45 cm/ 36 km = 45/ 36 . 1000 . 100 = 1/ 80,000 Length of scale = R.F. max. distance = 1/ 80000 12 km = 15 cm b) Draw a line 15 cm long and divide it in 12 equal parts. Each part will represent larger division unit. c) Sub divide the first part which will represent second unit or fraction of first unit. d) Place ( 0 ) at the end of first unit. Number the units on right side of Zero and subdivisions on left-hand side of Zero. Take height of scale 5 to 10 mm for getting a look of scale. e) After construction of scale mention it’s RF and name of scale as shown. f) Show the distance 8.3 km on it as shown. KILOMETERS HECTOMETERS 8KM 3HM R.F. = 1/80,000 PLANE SCALE SHOWING KILOMETERS AND HECTOMETERS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1110 5 PLAIN SCALE Rohit Sharma
  • 6. PROBLEM NO.3:- The distance between two stations is 210 km. A passenger train covers this distance in 7 hours. Construct a plain scale to measure time up to a single minute. RF is 1/200,000 Indicate the distance traveled by train in 29 minutes. CONSTRUCTION:- a) 210 km in 7 hours. Means speed of the train is 30 km per hour ( 60 minutes) Length of scale = R.F. max. distance per hour = 1/ 2,00,000 30km = 15 cm b) 15 cm length will represent 30 km and 1 hour i.e. 60 minutes. Draw a line 15 cm long and divide it in 6 equal parts. Each part will represent 5 km and 10 minutes. c) Sub divide the first part in 10 equal parts,which will represent second unit or fraction of first unit. Each smaller part will represent distance traveled in one minute. d) Place ( 0 ) at the end of first unit. Number the units on right side of Zero and subdivisions on left-hand side of Zero. Take height of scale 5 to 10 mm for getting a proper look of scale. e) Show km on upper side and time in minutes on lower side of the scale as shown. After construction of scale mention it’s RF and name of scale as shown. f) Show the distance traveled in 29 minutes, which is 14.5 km, on it as shown. PLAIN SCALE 0 10 20 30 40 5010 MINUTESMIN R.F. = 1/100 PLANE SCALE SHOWING METERS AND DECIMETERS. KMKM 0 5 10 15 20 255 2.5 DISTANCE TRAVELED IN 29 MINUTES. 14.5 KM Rohit Sharma
  • 7. We have seen that the plain scales give only two dimensions, such as a unit and it’s subunit or it’s fraction. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 6’ 7’ 8’ 9’ 10’ X Y Z The principle of construction of a diagonal scale is as follows. Let the XY in figure be a subunit. From Y draw a perpendicular YZ to a suitable height. Join XZ. Divide YZ in to 10 equal parts. Draw parallel lines to XY from all these divisions and number them as shown. From geometry we know that similar triangles have their like sides proportional. Consider two similar triangles XYZ and 7’ 7Z, we have 7Z / YZ = 7’7 / XY (each part being one unit) Means 7’ 7 = 7 / 10. x X Y = 0.7 XY :. Similarly 1’ – 1 = 0.1 XY 2’ – 2 = 0.2 XY Thus, it is very clear that, the sides of small triangles, which are parallel to divided lines, become progressively shorter in length by 0.1 XY. The diagonal scales give us three successive dimensions that is a unit, a subunit and a subdivision of a subunit. DIAGONAL SCALE Rohit Sharma
  • 8. R.F. = 1 / 40,00,000 DIAGONAL SCALE SHOWING KILOMETERS. 0 100 200 300 400 500100 50 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 KM KM KM 569 km 459 km 336 km 222 km PROBLEM NO. 4 : The distance between Delhi and Agra is 200 km. In a railway map it is represented by a line 5 cm long. Find it’s R.F. Draw a diagonal scale to show single km. And maximum 600 km. Indicate on it following distances. 1) 222 km 2) 336 km 3) 459 km 4) 569 km SOLUTION STEPS: RF = 5 cm / 200 km = 1 / 40, 00, 000 Length of scale = 1 / 40, 00, 000 X 600 X 105 = 15 cm Draw a line 15 cm long. It will represent 600 km.Divide it in six equal parts.( each will represent 100 km.) Divide first division in ten equal parts.Each will represent 10 km.Draw a line upward from left end and mark 10 parts on it of any distance. Name those parts 0 to 10 as shown.Join 9th sub-division of horizontal scale with 10th division of the vertical divisions. Then draw parallel lines to this line from remaining sub divisions and complete diagonal scale. DIAGONAL SCALE Rohit Sharma
  • 9. PROBLEM NO.5: A rectangular plot of land measuring 1.28 hectors is represented on a map by a similar rectangle of 8 sq. cm. Calculate RF of the scale. Draw a diagonal scale to read single meter. Show a distance of 438 m on it. Draw a line 15 cm long. It will represent 600 m.Divide it in six equal parts. ( each will represent 100 m.) Divide first division in ten equal parts.Each will represent 10 m. Draw a line upward from left end and mark 10 parts on it of any distance. Name those parts 0 to 10 as shown.Join 9th sub-division of horizontal scale with 10th division of the vertical divisions. Then draw parallel lines to this line from remaining sub divisions and complete diagonal scale. DIAGONAL SCALE SOLUTION : 1 hector = 10, 000 sq. meters 1.28 hectors = 1.28 X 10, 000 sq. meters = 1.28 X 104 X 104 sq. cm 8 sq. cm area on map represents = 1.28 X 104 X 104 sq. cm on land 1 cm sq. on map represents = 1.28 X 10 4 X 104 / 8 sq cm on land 1 cm on map represent = 1.28 X 104 X 104 / 8 cm = 4, 000 cm 1 cm on drawing represent 4, 000 cm, Means RF = 1 / 4000 Assuming length of scale 15 cm, it will represent 600 m. 0 100 200 300 400 500100 50 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 M M M 438 meters R.F. = 1 / 4000 DIAGONAL SCALE SHOWING METERS.
  • 10. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 CENTIMETRES MM CM R.F. = 1 / 2.5 DIAGONAL SCALE SHOWING CENTIMETERS. 0 5 10 155 4 3 2 1 PROBLEM NO.6:. Draw a diagonal scale of R.F. 1: 2.5, showing centimeters and millimeters and long enough to measure up to 20 centimeters. Show the distance 13.4 cm on it SOLUTION STEPS: R.F. = 1 / 2.5 Length of scale = 1 / 2.5 X 20 cm. = 8 cm. 1.Draw a line 8 cm long and divide it in to 4 equal parts. (Each part will represent a length of 5 cm.) 2.Divide the first part into 5 equal divisions. (Each will show 1 cm.) 3.At the left hand end of the line, draw a vertical line and on it step-off 10 equal divisions of any length. 4.Complete the scale as explained in previous problems. Show the distance 13.4 cm on it. 13 .4 CM DIAGONAL SCALE Rohit Sharma