10 units

1 unit

100 units

0.1 units

Clear communication between stakeholders

Ensuring precision and accuracy in measurements

Improving boat speed during sailing

Material planning and cost control

1:10

1:1

1:100

1:5

To decorate workshop walls

To make the boat look smaller

To fit large objects onto paper

To avoid having to measure

Always verify the scale on each drawing

Mixing metric and imperial measurement systems

Double-checking critical dimensions

Allowing for material thickness

It could distort the scale.

Scale becomes 1:1

Printer might use too much ink

To verify the scale hasn't been distorted

Checking dimensions is irrelevant in small projects.

To make the drawings look more professional and pretend you know what you're doing.

1:1

1:10

50:1

1:50

1:100