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Constructing a plain scale

Pre-Technical Studies · Grade 8 · about 40 minutes

Working out the paper length from RF and maximum object length, then drawing, dividing and subdividing a plain scale with instruments.

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  1. Why we draw figures to scale
  2. Features of a plain scale
  3. Constructing a plain scale
  4. Reading a plain scale
  5. Drawing plane figures to scale
  6. Scale drawing in the work environment