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• Quadrant Bearings - Measured from a • Pitch - Defined as a ratio of vertical rise
vertical line representing North/ South, to horizontal run. In Imperial units, the
Quadrant Bearings use directional bear- run is always 12”; in metric units it is
ings in their measurements. Useful for site 1000 mm. Useful for roofs.
drawings.
Quadrant and Azimuth Bearings are affected
• Azimuth Bearings - Measured from a
line drawn straight up from the angle’s by the orientation of the North Pointer ,
vertex (ie, North on a site plan). Useful if one is present in the current plan. See
for site drawings, Azimuth Bearings use “North Pointer” on page 1098.
degrees, minutes, and seconds in their
measurements.
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