The document discusses different measuring instruments used in technical drafting and their purposes. It lists common measuring tools like the compass, divider, protractor, triangles, T-square, ruler, tape ruler, and triangular scale. The document also provides examples of unit conversion calculations between millimeters and centimeters, and inches and meters.
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TLE 8 - TECHNICAL DRAFTING (PERFORM BASIC MENSURATION AND CALCULATION)
5. used to draw
circles, arcs,
radii, and parts
of many symbols
used for dividing
distances into a
number of equal
parts by the
trial-and-error
method.
used for measuring and
setting angles other
than those obtainable
with the triangles.
COMPASS DIVIDER
PROTRACTOR
6. T
R
I
A
N
G
L
E
S
T-SQUARE RULER
used for drawing vertical
and oblique lines. The 45属
and the 30属 x 60属 are the
most commonly used.
used as a guide in
drawing horizontal
lines and in
measuring up to
48 straight lines.
is usually 6 or 12 inches in
length. It is needed for
measuring sizes and
distances.
7. TRIANGULAR
SCALE
TAPE RULER
a concave, spring-steel blade
ranging from 1/4" to 1" wide
and 6 to about 300 feet in
length, coiled inside a carrying
case
main purpose is to
reproduce the
dimension in full
size or to reduce or
enlarge them on a
drawing