How to Convert Drawing Sizes and Scales for On-Screen Measuring

The latest FREE guide from Bluepencil

With local authorities now operating paper-free planning systems, almost all applications are submitted and assessed digitally. This is a positive step, saving time and resources, and enabling remote working. But it has also introduced a subtle problem: the risk of misinterpreting scale when drawings are viewed on screen.

Here is a guide to using the correct drawing sizes and scales. It includes explanations of drawing sizes and scales and what happens when drawings are ‘shrunk’ when exported to pdf. It also contains a handy conversion table to make it easier for planning officers and committees to measure accurately on-screen.

This guide is intended as a simple reference to support that process and to make good practice easier for everyone involved. Is is available as a FREE download on the resources page of this website.