CTE Architectural Design Flashcards
what is not apart of the titleblock?
Dimension
Describe the linetype of a Cutting Plane
A line with two arrows and a broken up center
The abbreviation TYP stands for
Typical
Typical drawing scale for architectural detail
3/4” = 1’-0”
how many feet in an acre?
43560
Parcels/ plots are measured in
Acres
Concentric Circles
Share the same center point
standard depth of a closet
2’-0”
Another term for hatch patterns is
Section lines
What settings drive a drawing?
accuracy and precision
Engineering drawings use what unit
Decimal
Batt insulation is drawn using
arcs and lines
The purpose of an auxiliary view is to
show the true shape and size of a surface
what is the type of plotter paper is appropriate for Presentation drawings?
glossy
what type of roof is a slanted roof?
shed
what type of roof has two slanted sections?
Gable
what type of roof have two inward slanted parts?
butterfly
what roof is a pyramid?
Hip
What type of roof is a continuous curve? (sorta looks like a barn)
Gambrel
what type of roof is a trapezoid?
Mansard
The lines that show the limits of a dimension are
extension lines
orthographic view:
2d views of 3d objects
what is isometric view:
3d view of an object
isometric views are projected at what angle
30
what can be said about plotting sheets?
Drawings are always plotted full size
which federal design must be adhered to in all commercial drawings
Americans with Disability Act
Sketches use two techniques to represent areas and materials
Outlines and Crosshatching
The terms absolute, relative, and polar all refer to
coordinate systems
The finish grade in an architectural drawing is represented by
a sloped line
how to calculate cubic yard
(lwhft)/27ft
projection geometry between views in a multi-view is referred to as
Orthographic projection
on a isometric drawing, lines that are not parallel to any iso axis are called
nonisometric lines
isometric is an example of what drawing type
pictorial
isometric axes are position at what angles apart
120
inclined surfaces in an isometric drawing are drawn as non-isometric lines through
finding the start and finishing points of the line and constructing them from those points
in the US and Canada trimmed sizes of drawing follow the standards set by
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
in aligned system of dimension, all dimensions are
is alligned (parallel) to the surface it dimensions
in isometric drawings, measurements can only be made on
isometric lines
half scaled size of a drawing can be specified as
1:2
European countries trimmed size of drawing sheets follow the standards set by
ISO
circles in isometric drawings are constructed as
ellipses
CAD, Technical Drawing and Art are all examples of
Graphic Communication
A drawing or a set of drawings from which a product or part is manufactured is a
working drawing
What has 11 scales and expresses measurements in feet and inches
Architects scale
In an oblique drawing when receding lines are drawing at half scale, what is this view called
cabinet projection
what is an engineer scale?
This ruler shows centimeters, more precise measurements
a line that has one long dash and then two short dashes is
phantom line
rewritable media storage that is not suitable or archival storage but has fast retrieval speeds
DVD-ROM
Arcs are dimensioned using
radius
circles are dimensioned using
diameter
in an axonometric drawing when receding lines are drawn at full scale, the view is called
isometric view
Perspective projection requires
a plan view and an elevation view
The four centered method is a procedure for drawing
ellipses
The four centered method is a procedure for drawing
ellipses
The method of placing dimensions preferred in a technical drawing is
unidirectional
The method of placing dimensions preferred in a technical drawing is
Aligned
Centerlines are never used on
fillets and rounds
A C sized sheet equals 2 of this sheet side by side
B size
an auxiliary view may be needed if features of an object that does not appear true in size in
any regular view
In an auxiliary view, the projection plane is _ relative to the inclined plane
perpendicular
Sheet size for a Mechanical B size sheet?
17x11
diagonal lines in a section view are called
section lines
what is the angle of horizontal lines in a isometric view
30
vertical lines in a isometric view angle is
90
