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Re: A question about plotting sheets and scale
From: Michael Wescott
Date: 2001 Apr 23, 18:08 EDT
From: Michael Wescott
Date: 2001 Apr 23, 18:08 EDT
Yves Arrouye wrote:
> But couldn't one just do what I suggested, i.e. draw lines one degree apart,
> then draew lines 1/2 degree apart, and then rename these to be degrees, and
> halve the numbers? Should work, and the angles won't change. Now, I am very
> very very lame at geometry (and that's an understatement) which is why I
> asked.
Yes that will work. Your accuracy is lessened but still it's still usable.
I generally get into trouble doing it because I forget what the scale is
supposed to be :-).
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