Standardized text height in drawings allows for consistent presentation and plotting. The tables below list standard plotted text heights and the corresponding drawing height for each scale.
|
Metric |
Plotted Text Height |
|
Metric scale |
2mm |
3mm |
5mm |
6mm |
12mm |
24mm |
|
1:200 |
Text Height = |
400mm |
600mm |
1000mm |
1200mm |
2400mm |
4800mm |
|
1:100 |
Text Height = |
200mm |
300mm |
500mm |
600mm |
1200mm |
2400mm |
|
1:50 |
Text Height = |
100mm |
150mm |
250mm |
300mm |
600mm |
1200mm |
|
1:25 |
Text Height = |
50mm |
75mm |
125mm |
150mm |
300mm |
600mm |
|
1:10 |
Text Height = |
20mm |
30mm |
50mm |
60mm |
120mm |
240mm |
|
1:5 |
Text Height = |
10mm |
15mm |
25mm |
30mm |
60mm |
120mm |
|
1:1 |
Text Height = |
2mm |
3mm |
5mm |
6mm |
12mm |
24mm |
|
|
Actual height of text in CAD drawing |
|
Imperial |
Plotted Text Height |
|
Imperial scale |
3/32” |
1/8” |
5/32” |
3/16” |
¼” |
3/8” |
½” |
|
1/32”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
3’ |
4’ |
5’ |
6’ |
8’ |
12’ |
16’ |
|
1/16”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
1’-6” |
2’ |
2’-6” |
3’ |
4’ |
6’ |
8’ |
|
3/32”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
1’-1.5” |
1’-6” |
1’-8” |
2’-3” |
3’ |
4’-6” |
6’ |
|
1/8”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
9” |
1’ |
1’-3” |
1’-6” |
2’ |
3’ |
4’ |
|
¼”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
4.5” |
6” |
7.5” |
9” |
1’ |
1’-6” |
2’ |
|
3/8”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
3” |
4” |
5” |
6” |
8” |
1’ |
1’-4” |
|
½”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
2.25” |
3” |
3.75” |
4.5” |
6” |
9” |
1’ |
|
¾”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
1.5” |
2” |
2.5” |
3” |
4” |
6” |
8” |
|
1”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
1.13” |
1.5” |
1.875” |
2.25” |
3” |
4.5” |
6” |
|
1 ½”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
.75” |
1” |
1.25” |
1.5” |
2” |
3” |
4” |
|
3”=1’-0” |
Text Height = |
.38” |
.5” |
0.625’ |
.75” |
1” |
1.5” |
2” |
|
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Actual height of text in CAD drawing |
