Exam 43: Dimensions and Scales

Dimensions are shown on plans in feet and inches, with a hyphen between.

The scale of a drawing is usually shown in the title plate.

_____ are reproduced from original drawings by a process that may cause a small amount of shrinkage.

Although it is general practice to take measurements from the outside wall to the edge of openings, it is considered more accurate to measure to the center of openings than to the edge of the jambs.

The _____ is a special instrument or ruler that the architect uses to dimension drawings.

_____ serve two specific purposes: (1) to indicate the location of a construction feature and (2) to indicate the size of this object or feature.

The _____ gives the necessary information about the drawing not given in the drawing itself or in accompanying notes.

The measurement of framing studs that are 16 inches center-to-center could be appropriately written as _____ .

The triangular-shaped architect's scale rule is the one most often used on the the job site.

Scaling an unknown dimension from a plan is routinely done with a folding rule.