[OS X TeX] Angular Vernier scale

[Michael Sharpe]

On Jun 1, 2013, at 12:21 PM, Aaron Jackson <jackson at msrce.howard.edu> wrote:

> I have to make some documentation for a piece of scientific equipment. This will entail making quite a few illustrations of different settings on an angular vernier scale, similar to the one show here
> 
> http://www.craftsmanspace.com/sites/default/files/free-knowledge-articles/bevel_protractor_vernier_scale.jpg
> 
> Does anybody know an easy way to draw this sort of scale?
> 
> Thanks,
> 

The LaTeX packages pstricks and tikz/pgf would be suitable, as would a number of others. There is code on which you could base your drawing at 

http://tug.org/PSTricks/main.cgi?file=examples#compass

or

http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/degree-wheel/

Michael