.. User Manual, LibreCAD v2.2.0

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Common Drawing Scales
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Architect's Scale (SI)
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    :widths: 25, 75
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    "Drawing Scale", "Common Use"
    "1:1", "Mockups / Samples / Small details"
    "1:2", "Construction details"
    "1:5", "Construction details"
    "1:10", "Construction details / Wall sections"
    "1:20", "Building sections"
    "1:50", "Building sections / Floor plans / Elevations"
    "1:100", "Floor plans / Elevations"
    "1:200", "Floor plans / Elevations / Site plans"
    "1:500", "Site plans"
    "1:1000", "Area plans"


Architect's Scale (Imperial)
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.. csv-table:: 
    :widths: 25, 10, 65
    :header-rows: 1
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    "Drawing Scale", "Ratio", "Common Use"
    "Full scale", "1:1", "Mockups / Samples / Small details"
    "3″=1′-0″", "1:4", "Small details"
    "1 1⁄2″=1′-0″", "1:8", "Small details"
    "1″=1′-0″", "1:12", "Small details / Construction details"
    ​"3⁄4″=1′-0″", "1:16", "Construction details / Wall sections"
    ​"1⁄2″=1′-0″", "1:24", "Building sections"
    "3⁄8″=1′-0″", "1:32", "Wall sections / Building sections"
    "1⁄4″=1′-0″", "1:48", "Building sections / Floor plans / Elevations"
    ​"3⁄16″=1′-0″", "1:64", "Floor plans / Elevations"
    ​"1⁄8″=1′-0″", "1:96", "Floor plans / Elevations / Site plans"
    ​"3⁄32″=1′0″", "1:128", ""
    ​"1⁄16″=1′-0″", "1:192", "Site plan"


Engineer's scale (Imperial)
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.. csv-table:: 
    :widths: 25, 10, 65
    :header-rows: 1
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    "Drawing Scale", "Ratio", "Common Use"
    "1″=10′-0″", "120", "Details"
    "1″=20′-0″", "240", "Details / Working plans"
    "1″=30′-0″", "360", "Working plans"
    "1″=40′-0″", "480", "Working plans"
    "1″=50′-0″", "600", "Working plans"
    "1″=60′-0″", "720", "Working plans"
    "1″=100′-0″", "1200", "Area plans"