Linear scales are used in architecture, engineering and cartography to communicate the relative measurements of an object. Use Excel's built-in tools to create, customize and modify a linear scale.

In “ When Should I Use Logarithmic Scales in My Charts and Graphs ”, I showed the revenues of the top 60 Forbes 500 companies using both linear and logarithmic scales.

The LIDA 500 Series 20-µm incremental linear scale offers measuring steps of 1 to 0.1 µm.

An upgrade to linear scales eliminated motion errors and improved the accuracy of a vertical machining center at Votaw Precision Technologies. Votaw Precision Technologies in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., ...