INTRO Chap 5 Flashcards
Architectural or working drawings used to represent a structure or system.
Construction drawings
construction drawings were traditionally referred to as…
blue prints
Why called blue prints?
lines were white and background blue.
Construction drawings are also secondly aka
prints
Most prints today are created by what and they have what…
Computer- aided drafting
blue or black lines on a white background.
Identifies the project
Sheet title
The title block has how many purposes.
2
The title block gives information about what?
The structure or assembly
Title block is numbered so that what?
So the print can be filed easily
The identification of these lines and other symbols are called the what?
Legend
Used for work that has to do with construction in or on the earth.
Civil plans
Set of engineered drawings used to support the architectural design.
Structural Plans
Shows the materials to be used for the walls.
Structural Plans
Specifications clarify information that cannot be
shown on the drawings
Used to clarify any discrepancies in the plans.
Request for Information
If you notice a discrepancy, you should what?
Notify the foreman
Scale used to develop site plans is an…
engineer’s scale
Developed using an architect’s scale.
Floor Plan
Show where an object has been broken off to save space on the drawing.
Break lines
Some plans use what instead of symbols
Keynotes
A number or letter usually in a square or circle with a leader and arrowhead that is used to identify a specific object.
Keynote
To avoid confusion, certain letters and the symbol of r zero are not what.
Used
Letters and symbols not used.
I O Q 1 0
A gridline system makes it easy to what
refer to specific locations on a plan
Can have arrowheads or slashes at both ends, with the dimmension itself written near the middle of the line.
dimmension lines
dimmension is a measurement written as a number, and it may be written in inches with fractions in what feet with what inches
(6 1/2)”
(1-2)”
with decimals
or in millimeters if the metric system is used.
(3.2)”
9mm