SCALE, ANNOTATION, WORKING DRAWING Why and how scale is used for documenting drawing projects. Because construction projects are too large to be drawn on a sheet of papar. It is impossible for us to draw in 1:1 for many buildings, therefore we have to use a scale re reduce the size of drawing. There must be scales under each drawing, people can therefore read different drawings accordingly and accurately. What is the common scale and units to use in the construction documentation 1:20, 1:50. 1:100 are commonly used scales in construction documentation. Millimeters are commonly used.