Engineering Ruler/Scale
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Does anyone know of a website that can explain how to interpret this type of ruler? It is a Helix model Triangle ruler.
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Are you sure iit is an engineers scale or is it an architect's scale.
Here is one site for an architects scale.
http://msms.essortment.com/scaleruleruse_psp.htm
http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pacshop/graphics.html
On this link, look for "measuring tips" There is a primer on architects and engineers scales.
I think thisis the link to architects scale
http://www.iskills.com/apps/lotooldb/getemail.jsp?loname=lo_architect.swf&sd=ace
and the engineers scale
http://www.iskills.com/apps/lotooldb/getemail.jsp?loname=lo_engineer.swf&sd=ace
Here is one site for an architects scale.
http://msms.essortment.com/scaleruleruse_psp.htm
http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pacshop/graphics.html
On this link, look for "measuring tips" There is a primer on architects and engineers scales.
I think thisis the link to architects scale
http://www.iskills.com/apps/lotooldb/getemail.jsp?loname=lo_architect.swf&sd=ace
and the engineers scale
http://www.iskills.com/apps/lotooldb/getemail.jsp?loname=lo_engineer.swf&sd=ace