![]() ![]() This is where you will write the name of the view you are drawing (floor plan, elevation, cross section), the scale of the drawing, the name of the house (could just be the family name), designer's name and date. The lower right hand corner of your drawing you will save for your title block. Lay the sheet down on your working surface with the longest edge running horizontally. To make your own blueprint floor plans, use a sheet of paper 24" by 36". So for this purpose make sure that you use you scale accurately for every line you draw. But building trades people will often use an architect's scale (or ruler) while they are building to check various dimensions on your drawings. When finished your drawings must have all room dimensions accurately marked. ![]() This line would measure 9 inches on your drawing and would represent 36 feet for the built house. Use your metal straight edge to draw a straight line connecting the two marks.Make another small pencil mark on your paper by the 36 mark on the scale.Make a small pencil mark on your paper by the zero mark on the scale.So if you needed to draw an exterior wall 36 feet long, you would: The numbers on this side of the scale represent feet for your built house. So one inch on your drawing would represent four feet of the built house.įind the side of the triangular scale which has 1/4":1' marked on it. This means that every quarter inch you draw on your page represents one foot for the real house as it will be built. Architect's scales are very simple to use, no math required.įor house plans, you should be using a scale of 1/4 inch to a foot for the floor plan drawings. To make your own blueprint to scale you will use an architect's scale. ![]()
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