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Scale Bars of Dubious Value for $1000 Alex....

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This is on a Certificate of Survey I'm reviewing today.... it's correct if you slap a scale against it... not sure of any benefits of constructing it that way......

 
Posted : November 11, 2016 7:54 am
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My college profs would have given that a failing grade for having strange increments.

Our graphs were allowed ONLY 1, 2 or 5 times a power of 10 per division. That was a little too restrictive, perhaps, but I still agree with the general sentiment.

 
Posted : November 11, 2016 8:25 am
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To me the 400' and 800' on the bar may be an indication there was aerial work scaled up. Back in the day our contact prints were usually 400 or 800 ft./in.

Immaterial though, the example is really weird.

 
Posted : November 11, 2016 8:30 am
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I love it. I bet some cad munkey had fun with that... and it made it through the checkers.

 
Posted : November 11, 2016 9:00 am
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Could be an autogenerated scale bar some engineering/surveying CAD software produces, which blows up if a nonstandard scale is selected. It would make a lot more sense were the subdivisions groups of 4 instead of 5.

 
Posted : November 11, 2016 9:19 am
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Isn't it: Principal Meridian Montana 😎

 
Posted : November 11, 2016 9:26 am
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Oy vey. Albert Pennequin would never have approved of this.

 
Posted : November 11, 2016 9:59 am
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MightyMoe, post: 399286, member: 700 wrote: Isn't it: Principal Meridian Montana 😎

Actually, that is the one correct thing shown. Many surveyor's and legals do use what you have shown, but that is incorrect. That would be like saying Boise Meridian Idaho.

 
Posted : November 12, 2016 7:44 pm
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Kurt Luebke, post: 399398, member: 681 wrote: Actually, that is the one correct thing shown. Many surveyor's and legals do use what you have shown, but that is incorrect. That would be like saying Boise Meridian Idaho.

I used to ascribe to that same opinion, but its been shown to me that I was incorrect.;)

 
Posted : November 13, 2016 9:43 am
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It is the custom of AutoCAD draftsmen at the place where I work to put the graphic scale in paper space. Yes, I know that's wrong, but everyone finds my objections incomprehensible.

 
Posted : December 1, 2016 7:25 am