AutoCAD Text Scale Charts

ARCHITECTURAL
The chart lists drawing scale factors and AutoCAD text heights for common architectural drafting scales.
1
64

1
32

1
16

3
32

1
8

3
16

1
4

3
8

1
2

3
4

All text shown in inches:

(1/8 = 1/8"); (3 = 3"); (1 1/2 = 1 1/2"); (48 = 48"), etc
To get feet, divide by 12
1/32"
1/16"
3/32"
1/8" Plotted
3/16"
1/4" Plotted 3/8" Plotted 1/2" Plotted 3/4" Plotted
Drawing Scale Drawing
1/64"
Plotted
Plotted Plotted Text Text Height Plotted Text Text Height Text Height Text Height Text Height
Scale
Plotted
Text
Text
Height
Height
Factor
Text
Height
Height
Height
192
1/16" = 1' - 0"
3
6
12
18
24
36
48
72
96
144

1
1

1" Plotted
Text Height

192

96
1/8" = 1' - 0"

1 1/2

12

18

24

36

48

72

96

12

16

24

32

48

64

3/4

1 1/2

4 1/2

12

18

24

36

48

3/8

3/4

1 1/2

2 1/4

4 1/2

12

18

24

1/4

1/2

1 1/2

12

16

3/16

3/8

3/4

1 1/8

1 1/2

2 1/4

4 1/2

12

1/8

1/4

1/2

3/4

1 1/2

1/16

1/8

1/4

3/8

3/4

1 1/2

64
3/16" = 1' - 0"
48
1/4" = 1' - 0"
24
1/2" = 1' - 0"
16
3/4" = 1' - 0"
12
1" = 1' - 0"
8
1-1/2" = 1' - 0"
4
3" = 1' - 0"

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Mike S.

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64

Drawing Scale Drawing

Scale
Factor

1
32

1
16

3
32

1
8

3
16

1
4

3
8

1
2

3
4

3/32"
1/8" Plotted
3/16"
1/4" Plotted 3/8" Plotted 1/2" Plotted 3/4" Plotted
Plotted Text Text Height Plotted Text Text Height Text Height Text Height Text Height
Height
Height

1
1

1/64"
Plotted
Text
Height

1/32"
Plotted
Text
Height

1/16"
Plotted
Text
Height

1" Plotted
Text Height

1 1/2

2 1/4

4 1/2

12

18

24

1" = 2'

24

3/8

3/4

1" = 4'

48

3/4

1 1/2

4 1/2

12

18

24

36

48

1" = 8'

96

1 1/2

12

18

24

36

48

72

96

1" = 10'

120

1 7/8

3 3/4

7 1/2

11 1/4

15

22 1/2

30

45

60

90

120

1" = 16'

192

12

18

24

36

48

72

96

144

192

1" = 20'

240

3 3/4

7 1/2

15

22 1/2

30

45

60

90

120

180

240

1" = 30'

360

5 5/8

11 1/4

22 1/2

33 3/4

45

67 1/2

90

135

180

270

360

1" = 40'

480

7 1/2

15

30

45

60

90

120

180

240

360

480

1" = 50'

600

9 3/8

18 3/4

37 1/2

56 1/4

75

112 1/2

150

225

300

450

600

1" = 100'

1200

18 3/4

37 1/2

75

112 1/2

150

225

300

450

600

900

1200

Mike S.