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chingdevil

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Scale Conversion
« on: June 20, 2012, 11:26:48 am »
I am sure I have seen this before, but I can not find it now.

I have a drawing which is 1:75 scale, if I take a dimension from this drawing how do I convert it to 1:32 scale.

Thanks


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Re: Scale Conversion
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2012, 11:44:06 am »
This is the one I use
http://www.scalemodelersworld.com/online-scale-converter-tool.html

this one is pretty useful too
http://www.archtoolbox.com/measurements/scale/71-changescale.html

I have an excel based one at home as well
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Re: Scale Conversion
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2012, 12:51:57 pm »
Nother way is to scan the drawing and rescale or take it to an electronic printer (Staples or somesuch) and let them do it. If the final electronic copy is converted to PDF, it can be reprinted at any scale to suit.

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Re: Scale Conversion
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2012, 02:29:20 pm »
75 divided by 32 = 2.343. Pencil that in the corner of your plan and multiply any dimension by that. If you are getting a printers to scale it up, or using your own printer, scale up by 234% ( 100% being 1:1, no enlargement or reduction ).
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Re: Scale Conversion
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2012, 02:31:32 pm »
Quote from: chingdevil on June 20, 2012, 11:26:48 am
I am sure I have seen this before, but I can not find it now.

I have a drawing which is 1:75 scale, if I take a dimension from this drawing how do I convert it to 1:32 scale.

Thanks


Brian


Multiply the dimension by 75 then divide by 32.

Or   just multiply the dimension by 2.344.  


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Re: Scale Conversion
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2012, 10:52:16 pm »
Thanks to everyone who replied, much appreciated.

I will print the answers off :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-))



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