How To Draw A Simple Compass Rose

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The compass rose has a long and colorful history dating back to ancient Greece. It'due south a valuable tool for cartographers and navigators around the earth, and there are many beautiful renderings of this elementary, effective device. Beneath, we will bear witness you how draw a sixteen-bespeak compass rose of your own.

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On a sheet of sturdy art paper, draw a cross in the center.
- Make two marks equidistant from the acme of the paper, and with a pencil, lightly draw a horizontal line from left to right between them.
- Marking the center betoken of the paper a couple inches to a higher place and beneath the horizontal line, so lightly draw a vertical line from summit to bottom. It should wait like this:
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Draw a large circle using your drafting compass. For this example, we'll assume a circle with a three" radius. This circle will mark the outer edge of your finished compass rose.

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Using a protractor, mark the outer circle at 45°, 135°, 225°, and 315°, and with your pencil, lightly draw connecting lines from the 45° marker to the 225° mark, and from the 315° mark to the 135° mark.
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Using a protractor again, make marks around the outer circumvolve at the following points:
- 22.five°
- 67.5°
- 112.five°
- 157.5°
- 202.5°
- 247.5°
- 292.5°
- 337.5°
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Connect the post-obit points:
- 22.five° and 202.v°
- 67.v° and 247.5°
- 112.5° and 292.v°
- 157.5° and 337.5°
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Depict a second circumvolve with a 2" radius.
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Adjust your compass for 1" radius, and lightly depict a third circle in the middle.
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Lightly draw the arrows for the chief cardinal points. Beginning at the 0° point (N) on the outer circle, and depict to the intersection of the 45° mark and the innermost circle.
- Practice the same from the 0° mark to the intersection of the 315° mark and the innermost circle.
- ]Repeat this process at the 90° bespeak (E), cartoon lines to intersect the innermost circle and the 45° and 135° points; at the 180° signal (S), drawing lines to intersect the innermost circle and the 135° and 225° points; and from the 270° point (Westward), cartoon lines to intersect the innermost circle and the 225° and 315° points. Your compass rose should wait something like this:
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Lightly draw the secondary points. Start at the 45° point (NE) on the outer circle, and draw to the intersection of the 22.5° mark and the right side of the Due north cardinal betoken.
- Do the aforementioned from the 45° marking to the intersection of the 67.5° mark and the top side of the E cardinal indicate.
- Repeat this procedure at the 135° point (SE), drawing lines to intersect the bottom of the Due east central indicate and right of the South key point; at the 225° point (SW), drawing lines to intersect the left side of the S cardinal point and the lesser of the W central point; and from the 315° point (NW), cartoon lines to intersect the meridian of the Westward central point and the left side of the N cardinal point. Your compass rose should now look something like this:
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Add in the final points, starting with the NNE betoken. First at the intersection of the outer circumvolve and the 22.5° marker, and draw a line from the outer circle to the intersection of the eye circle and the right side of the N cardinal point. Do the aforementioned from the 22.5° mark to the intersection of the middle circle and the peak side of the NE cardinal point.
- Repeat this process at the 67.5° point (ENE), drawing connecting lines to intersect the heart circle and the bottom of the NE fundamental point and summit of the E cardinal point.
- From the 112.v° point (ESE) to the bottom of the East primal point and the top of the SE fundamental point.
- From the 157.five° point (SSE) to the bottom of the SE cardinal bespeak and the correct side of the S primal point.
- From the 202.5° bespeak (SSW) to the left side of the S cardinal point and the bottom of the SW primal point
- From the 247.5° point (WSW) to the top of the SW cardinal point and the bottom of the West fundamental point
- From the 292.5° bespeak (WNW) to the top of the W cardinal point and the bottom of the NW cardinal point
- And from the 337.five° point (NNW) to the pinnacle of the NW central point and the left side of the N cardinal point;. Your compass rose should now look something similar this:
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Add together the names of the compass points as shown:
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Add color to suit your last surround, and happy navigating!

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How do I draw a good circle?

You could use a protractor to make a skilful, clean circle that'southward neat and accurate.
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How practise I draw a compass rose without a protractor?

Instead of using the protractor to draw the angles, apply a ruler and mark each of the sections in half.
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What are the 16 points of a compass used for?

Betwixt the primal points are the one-half cardinal points of the compass: NE, SE, SW, NW. Directions dividing cardinal and half cardinal points are called false points: NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, NNW.
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How do I draw a simple compass rose?

You can draw a simple foursquare or rhombus, or create an eight (or even sixteen, if you're feeling adventurous) sided polygon and characterization each betoken co-ordinate to its direction (i.due east., the topmost point would be northward).

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To describe a compass rose, outset by drawing a circle with 1 horizontal and 1 vertical line intersecting in the centre. And then, use a protractor to mark sixteen equidistant points around the circle, and draw a straight line through each indicate. Side by side, draw a circle along the 16 points, followed by another circle within of that 1. Finally, draw the primary cardinal points and and then the secondary and final points inside of the main circle. To learn how to characterization and color in your compass rose, scroll down!

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