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SCALE & DETAIL Floor plans are normally drawn at ascale of 1J8" = 1'-0" or =1'-0". Large buildings and complexes may bedrawn at ascale of 1h0" = 1'-0" to fit the size of the drawing paper or illustration board. 1f4" D r----- ..- -- - -- ' ' --- hi rt~ -(} ,_..., r ;7 ~Mf4 I ~g ~ J]i=l.1m -,. ,....._....1 . o rr ~lW D L- If\ I= f= I u ~ -== ~ 00 R (! -= ll [ .9 (] rL. 1 u ~ r}l .r;:::::;:J. ..,_ a a ~ . ~ ~ ~ Digital Scale In computer graphics, asmall-scale drawing that contains too much data can result in an unnecessarily large file as well as a printed or plotted image that is too dense to read. 46 /ARCHI TECTURAL GRAPHICS