Question

If design is carried out in CAD software then what should be the scale of design?

(a) Full Scale

(b) Half Scale

(c) Quarter Scale

(d) Tenth Scale

This question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question originated from Conceptual Design Process in chapter Design Process Overview of Aircraft Design

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) Full Scale

To explain I would say: If designer is using computer aided design software then, they are required to design the full scale model. If engineer is using pen-paper then, the appropriate scale is required to draw the drawing for example, 1/15^th scale.