Ch. 3: Architectural Drawing

Question 1

What’s the most common metric scale used for floor plans?

Answer 1

1:100

Question 2

What’s the purpose of the heaviest line weight in a drawing?

Answer 2

finished grade

Question 3

What is the purpose of the thinnest line weights in a drawing?

Answer 3

dimension lines, extension lines, etc.

Question 4

What’s the typical text height for a floor plan drawing?

Answer 4

3/32”

Question 5

What’s the purpose of a callout tag?

Answer 5

Indicates something that is to be shown with greater detail

Question 6

What’s the purpose of a section callout?

Answer 6

Indicate the location of a section

Question 7

Purpose of a cutting plane line?

Answer 7

Shows where the section cuts through the building and the extent of the cut

Question 8

What does an “earth” hatch look like?

Answer 8

II=II=II=

Question 9

What’s the hatching difference between a concrete masonry unit and poured in place concrete?

Answer 9

masonry units have a cross-hatch pattern while a poured in place patter consists of dots and small triangles representing aggregate.

Question 10

What’s the difference between a batt and rigid insulation hatch pattern?

Answer 10

Rigid has an orthogonal cross-hatch while the batt insulation has a squiggle pattern

Question 11

What are “scissor stairs”

Answer 11

Scissor stairs are 2 interlocking stairs separated by a fire wall

Question 12

What’s the traditional order of dimensions?

Answer 12

1. overall 2. baylines 3. Major jogs in building face 4. exterior face of exterior walls to centres of interior walls
2. centre of punched openings (windows, doors, etc.)

Question 13

What text font should be used in architectural drawings?

Answer 13

arial