The Architect’s Scale
11 Different Scales And a 12in standard ruler Scale - Size Representation ---------------------------------- 3" - 1/4th 1.5" - 1/8th 1" - 1/12th 3/4" - 1/16th 1/2" - 1/24th 3/8" - 1/32nd 1/4" - 1/48th 3/16" - 1/64th 1/8" - 1/96th 3/32" - 1/128th And a 12in standard ruler
Example Scales
Reading Feet.
Reading Feet. 48’ 16’ http://www.udel.edu/present/Becky/ruler/
What's before 0? Line one end up with 0 It's the "inches" Line one end up with 0 Then move it Back past 0 until it stops on a line Now you can read the inches.
Reading Inches
http://www.udel.edu/present/Becky/ruler/