GTCO QuikRuler III - Users Guide - Manual (Page 18)

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In another example, if the drawing scale is given as 1/8 in = 1 ft, you would multiply
both sides of the equation by 8 and click on the button so that the QuikRuler
scale reads 1:8.
5. Click on the button to save your setting, or choose another option or function
to save your setting and activate the selected function.
NOTE: See Appendix B for a list of commonly used scales and their decimal equivalents.
Automatically Setting the Scale
On maps and many other types of drawings, a scale diagram can be found in the drawing’s
legend. You can use this type of diagram to set the measurement scale automatically.
Simply mark the starting and ending points of the legend and tell QuikRuler the distance
between the two points.
On other drawings, you can set the scale automatically using a straight surface in the
drawing that is of a known length. Simply mark the starting and ending points of the
surface and tell QuikRuler III the distance between the two points.