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How to Make a Measured Drawing

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Make a Measured Drawing

A measured drawing is essential for making a copy of a fence, garden structure, wall or bench that you've admired in a public place and want to duplicate at home. Translate your field notes into a measured drawing to show to your landscape architect or contractor.

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    Difficulty:
    Moderately Challenging

    Instructions

    Things You'll Need

    • Drafting Tables
    • Pencils
    • Erasers
    • Graph Papers
    • T Squares
    • Rulers
      • 1

        Use a drafting table, T square, rolling ruler or graph paper to ensure that the lines in your drawing are straight and at right angles.

      • 2

        Select a convenient scale that will allow you to fit the whole drawing on the paper and to depict the smallest detail at a legible size.

      • 3

        Draw a baseline along the lower edge of the paper. In the center of the baseline, mark off the overall length of the item you are drawing.

      • 4

        Mark off each of the length measurements - those that you took in the field - on the baseline. Use a triangle to draw properly spaced, faint guidelines for the elements along the length of the item.

      • 5

        Draw a baseline along the side of the paper and mark off each of the height measurements that you took in the field. Use a triangle to draw faint guidelines for each of the height measurements.

      • 6

        Draw the outline of the item itself, using the guidelines that you've just set up.

      • 7

        Label each element, indicating its material and dimensions.

    Tips & Warnings

    • Use a harder lead to draw the measurements and a softer, darker lead to draw the item itself.

    • Plan for space to write the dimensions on the drawing before actually writing them - they are the hardest parts of the drawing to fit in legibly.

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