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Engineering Scales

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Overview

Reference for how large something will print at various scales. As well as the associated scale values that many programs use for scale factors.

Engineering scales are typically used for larger scale items, therefore, the scale is equalized to the middle of the table, with values above and below.

Scales (ordered by size)

Engineering Scales Printed Size

Here you can reference how large a piece of a design/element would be printed, if it were at X scale.

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