Scales In Floor Plans

As equivalent measurements eg 1 8 1 or 1cm 1m an eighth of an inch represents 1 foot or 1cm represents 1m as a ratio eg 1 96 or 1 100 one to forty eight or one to one hundred.

Scales in floor plans.

This means that the same floor plan could you shown at 1 100 for say a presentation and then parts of it could be shown at 1 10 to show the detail and make up of the wall construction. The chose of scale is determined by the type of drawing the size of the subject and the size of paper or document that you wish to present it on. Once you gain an understanding of scales it is easy to understand which scale is most suited to which type of drawing. Scale floor plans aid the design process and can really help you visualize things such as the ideal furniture layout.

When your floor plan is complete create high resolution 2d and 3d floor plans that you can print and download to scale in jpg png and pdf. Scale bar blocks courtesy of cad blocks co uk. Creating a floor plan to scale can be as simple as taking accurate measurements with a tape measure then using a pencil and graph paper to scale down your results. The scale for floor plans can be shown in two different ways.

Here are a few tips on how to measure and draw a floor plan to scale.