Lines and Conventions
What is an extension line?
On a print, this is a measurement of distance between two points, lines, or planes.
What is a dimension?
A two-dimensional veiw of the front, sides, or back of a structure, drawn as if looking directly at it.
What is an elevation drawing?
A legal document that goes along with the prints and contains information about materials, codes and standards for the job.
What are the specifications?
Two methods that can be used to layout perpendicular lines.
What is 3/4/5 & Bisect Method?
A line drawn parallel to an object being dimensioned
What is a dimension line?
When a finish measurement is given from the outside of one wall to the outside of another, what adjustment must be made in order to layout frame line?
What is subtract the thickness of the drywall?
In a set of prints, when the page number begins with an A it is referencing this type of print.
What is Architectural?
Shows the location of the structural beams and the direction of the metal decking.
What is a roof framing plan?
What are control lines?
A line used to indicate that the full length of some part has not been drawn.
When a finish measurement is given from the inside of one wall to the inside of another, what adjustment must be made in order to layout frame line?
What is ADD the thickness of the drywall?
This plan contains information about the location of the exterior walls, interior partitions, and openings.
What is the floor plan?
Insulation is rated using these.
What are R-Values?
In order to make the most accurate layout marks possible, instead of measuring from the end of your tape you *should* do this.
What is Burn a Foot?
A pictorial representation of structural or material components.
What is a symbol?
Prints can be drawn larger, smaller, or exactly to this.
What is Scale?
This section that includes information about the size, style, and placement of foundations, beams, columns, joists, and other loadbearing members.
What is structural?
A 2-D view from above (vertical) of a horizontal surface.
What is a floor plan?
The process for laying out a 45 degree angle using bisector method.
What is make two perpendicular lines the measure equal distance away from the corner and strike two points creating the point of a square then snap through that.
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A scalloped solid line that surrounds items or or features on the drawing that have been changed.
What is a revision cloud?
The scale of a drawing will be found here.
What is the Title Block?
A symbol indicating north on a print.
What is a compass rose?
A number followed by an R on the prints, near a set of stairs is telling me this information.
What is the number of stair risers?
The process for bisecting a 30 or 60 degree angle.
What is strike two perpendicular lines then measure away from the corner each direction equal distances and use that number to strike two arcs.
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