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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Who uses a scale bar in this day and age? I might use mine to draw a straight line on a concept sketch. There are a bunch of old guys in my office using magnifying glasses all the time....open the computer file and zoom in!
The other day I actually used a 1 to 75 scale for a drawing. Of course I'd laugh at anyone who tried to scale off a drawing when I give them a model viewer file with all drawings attached, and you can make any measurement you need from the model.
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I still use a scale every day and I am not yet 30.
Mostly it is to double check that the scale noted on the plan is right. Drafters have been known to label the scale on a detail wrong before. I also use it occasionally to quickly ball park the length of a pipeline as it is faster than adding up the distances. Or to check that a water body is far enough away for environmental requirements.
It can all be done with a CAD program but for a quick check I find the scale to be faster.