Draw true to scale with the ruler

In school, you will learn how to draw to scale with a ruler. You should use a ruler or triangle that is graduated in millimeters. A well-sharpened hard pencil will help you draw precisely, and graph paper will help you draw to scale easily and effectively.

Set a yardstick per centimeter

• Usually you can define the scale of a drawing yourself. Make sure that the whole drawing fits on the paper and that it remains clear. These two requirements should be met by a drawing that is drawn to scale.
• It is easiest if the scale is based on the measure of the ruler. If you can define a meter in reality as a centimeter on your drawing, you do not need a conversion factor.
• If this is not possible, try half units. A centimeter on your drawing could also be half a meter in reality. For smaller values, you can choose a scale where one centimeter on paper corresponds to ten centimeters in real life. Try it out best!

Drawing to scale with the ruler is not difficult

• Count the values ​​on the graph paper and use the sharpened pencil. Try to stay right on the given line and not leave it.


Draw to scale - this is how it works

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• If you have to draw on the thin millimeter lines on the graph paper, you should sharpen the pen again beforehand. This will ensure that the drawing is really clean.

Be sure to adhere to the scale on every single line. Most mistakes in a drawing that is supposed to be to scale are caused by neglect.