Graphics Programs Reference
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dialog box. For example, if you determine that you need to squeeze your drawing
down about 90 times to fit on the desired sheet size, choose a drawing scale of 1/8
inch = 1'-0" (drawing scale factor = 96) if you're using architectural units or 1:100
(drawing scale factor = 100) for other kinds of units.
Thinking about paper
With knowledge of your industry's common drawing scales, you can choose a provision-
al scale based on what you're depicting. But you won't know for sure whether that scale
works until you compare it with the size of the paper that you want to use for plotting
your drawing. Here again, most industries use a small range of standard sheet sizes.
Three common sets of sizes exist, as shown in Figure 4-2 and Table 4-2:
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
Architectural
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
Figure 4-2:
Relationships among standard paper sizes.
Table 4-2 Common Plot Sheet Sizes
Sheet Size
Dimensions
Comment
ANSI
E
34 x 44"
ANSI
D
22 x 34"
E
sheet folded in half
ANSI
C
17 x 22"
D
sheet folded in half
ANSI
B
11 x 17"
C
sheet folded in half
ANSI
A
8 1/2 x 11"
B
sheet folded in half
Architectural Large
E
36 x 48"
