Technical Drawing - Scales Conversion

Enlargement Scales

Convert all drawing measurements to millimetres firstly, then follow shortcut under ratio.

1 : 2

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement

 

1 : 5

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement

 

1 : 10

Remove last zero.

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement
0.2m
200
20
0.3m
300
30
0.4m
400
40
0.45m
450
45
0.5m
500
50
0.6m
600
60
1m
1000
100
1.5m
1500
150

 

1 : 20

Remove last zero and half.

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement
0.2
200
10
0.3
300
15
0.5
500
25
0.6
600
30
1.8
1800
90
2.6
2600
130
3.2
3200
160

 

1 : 50

Remove last 2 zeros and double number.

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement
0.5m
500
10
1m
1000
20
1.8m
1800
36
2m
2000
40
2.5m
2500
50
3m
3000
60
3.2m
3200
64
4m
4000
80
5m
5000
100
6m
6000
120

 

1 : 100

Remove last 2 zeros.

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement
1m
1000
10
1.5m
1500
15
2m
2000
20
2.5m
2500
25
3m
3000
30
4m
4000
40
4.5m
4500
45
5m
5000
50
6m
6000
60
6.5m
6500
65
7m
7000
70
8m
8000
80
10m
10000
100
11m
11000
110
12m
12000
120
12.5m
12500
125
13.5m
13500
135
14m
14000
140

 

1 : 200

Remove last 2 zers and half number.

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement
2m
2000
10
3m
3000
15
4m
4000
20
5m
5000
25
6m
6000
30
8m
8000
40
11m
11000
55
14m
14000
70
16m
16000
80
20m
20000
100
22m
22000
110
26m
26000
130

 

1 : 500

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement

 

1 : 1000

Straight to milliletres from Distance on Drawing - OR - Remove last 3 zeros if you converted to millimetres.

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement
10m
10000
10
15m
15000
15
20m
20000
20
25m
25000
25
35m
35000
35
45m
45000
45
50m
50000
50
60m
60000
60
65m
65000
65
120m
120000
120
130m
130000
130

 

Enlargement Scales

5 : 1

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement

 

20 : 1

Distance on Drawing
Distance in Millimetres
Drawing Measurement