Now we are ready to start cutting. **Use Caution** Most knives are very sharp and can easily cut you if you are not careful. Ask for help or get an adult to supervise if needed.

The size of the scalie we are making today is 1/8″ = 1’-0”. This means that 1/8″ on a scale (or ruler) is equal to 1’-0” in real life. The height of the scalie we will create today is 6′ tall. You can vary the height of a +/- 6″ to create an average height person.

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In short, a drawing scale allows real objects and/or subjects to be accurately represented at fixed reduced and enlarged sizes, which can then be measured via a scale rule to determine their real world size. Scale drawings definition However today, most if not all drawings are produced via CAD and 3D programs and always drawn at a real world size (known as 1:1), meaning that in your chosen CAD program 1000mm will equal 1000mm, or 1ft will equal 1ft when measured. You draw it as if you were building it. According to another theory, the beautiful, elaborate combed maidens of the Erechtheion owe their name to the virgin priestesses of Artemis Caryatis, a cult of goddess Artemis originated in the small town of Karyai in Laconia. The priestesses, famous for their beauty, would dance in honor of Artemis Caryatis balancing a basket on their head. The obvious question of course and counterargument for this theory is, why would the Korai in a temple associated with goddess Athena be identified with priestesses of goddess Artemis from Caryai. Van Tilburg, J., and C. Arévalo Pakarati. 2002. Reconstructing the Rapa Nui carver’s perspective: Observations on the experimental replication of moai on Easter Island. In Pacific art: Persistence, change and meaning, ed. A. Hearle, N. Stanley, K. Stevenson, and R.L. Welsch, 280–290. Crawford House: Adelaide. When combined with the right presentation tools, cut out people create an illustrations narrative, and provide the viewer with a relationship and connection to the place and space. How to use cut out people

This is firstly because as they are communicating different aspects and situations of the building; the detail needs to show only one small part of the building, but in a great amount of detail. It’s very unusual for a scaled drawing to deviate away from using one of these set scales, and as architecture students you should always aim use these standards. Figure E: Child with Mommy. Measuring around 30″ tall, this would make this kid 1 years old … which means they wouldn’t be walking like this with Mommy. You can also see that our example baby is in a completely different weight class, another example that there is a scale issue at work here (and not a “McDonald’s issue) The examples I used are extreme regardless of the original designers race and nationality – and unless it’s part of the programming, I wouldn’t design to the extreme end of the scale. So what exactly is a scalie that we use in architecture building models? Simply put an architecture scalie is a physical representation of something a person can relate to. This could be a tree or a car, but more often it is something to represent the size of a human being. We often refer to scalies as architecture entourage.

Can you read between drawings and their scales easily? Some drawing such as plans and elevations may read better if they are same scale and presented next to each other.