converting scale measurements 1:250 to 1:200

[JohnS]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have a drawing with a 1:500 metric scale. What is the english conversion?

Metric: 1 cm on plan = 500 cm on project (5.0 m)
English: 1" on plan = 500" on project (41' 8")

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I have a drawing with a 1:500 metric scale. What is the english conversion?

One is to 500 :P

how do you convert a drawing that you have drawn in 1:50, to 1:5 ????

[JohnS]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

how do you convert a drawing that you have drawn in 1:50, to 1:5 ????

You have to magnify linear dimensions on the drawing by 10 x.

how do I convert the scale when I am looking at a different size paper, like I get plans sent by email but are A1 size, but when I print it is A4

[JohnS]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

how do I convert the scale when I am looking at a different size paper, like I get plans sent by email but are A1 size, but when I print it is A4

An A4 sheet is 1/8 the area of an A1 sheet, but linear dimensions are sqrt(1/8). Multiply the scale factor by sqrt(8), for example, if scale is 1:100 on A1, it will be 1: 282.84 (an amazingly awkward number) on A4. If you could print on A3, it would be 1:200)

Hi,

I am currently looking @ an 1:100 scale @ A2. How do i convert this once it is printed onto A3?

Thanks.,

[JohnS]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi,

I am currently looking @ an 1:100 scale @ A2. How do i convert this once it is printed onto A3?

Thanks.,

Multiply by sqrt(2). Scle will be 1:141.4, on A4, it would be 1:200

i dont know how to use scale 1:5, these things are so annoyin and who ever invented it should be shot haha. Joke

[QUOTE=Unregistered;53802]This is sort of the same thread - I've got a 1:15 000 scaled plan drawing and I need to know how to convert it to 1:10 000, or 1:100 so I can meaningfully read off the measurements
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