In the drawing below we show various options for cm and mm and how to correctly read the ruler remember 10mm = 1cm and 100cm = 1m. There are 100 cm in a m and 10 mm in a cm, thus there are also 1000mm in 1 m. Metric Rulers may have any combination of: We discuss here, Decimal Metric Rulers using millimeters (mm), centimeters (cm) and meters (m). A scale ruler is a tool for measuring lengths and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length two common examples are an architects scale and engineers scale.In scientific and engineering terminology, a device to measure linear distance and create proportional linear measurements is called a scale. Default ruler placement: If you move the rulers by 1 unit, you'll get: Moving the. You can choose between Imperial and Metric measurements like inches, centimeters, meters, millimeters, and feet and set what distance in real life equals what measurement on the screen. Long scale lengths of up to 192' (4877mm) are made possible by supplying multiple 4’ (1219mm) lengths which are flush ended, consecutively numbered and correctly registered so they can be mounted to form a continuous long scale length.
It is likely your ruler will state inches or cm to make it easier to tell which side is which. A standard ruler is 12-inches long and 30 centimeters in length. Decimal Rulers have graduations or marks which are based on the decimal system such as 0.1, 0.01, etc.ĭecimal Rulers can be based on any measuring system but are usually based on either the English measurement system of inches (in) or the Metric measurement system of millimeters (mm), centimeters (cm) and meters (m). The Set Rulers and Grid dialog lets you set a custom scale for your drawing. A range of more unusual stainless steel rulers and scales available from stock with no minimum order quantities. In the United States, most rulers have the imperial measurements along one long edge while the other long edge shows the metric measurements. There are two types of scales commonly used on rulers Fractional and Decimal.įractional Rulers have graduations or marks based on fractions, for example 1/2", 1/4" 1/8", 1/16", etc.
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