Lines, Symbols, and Abbreviations
---------------- line represents...
What is a hidden line?
A 2-D drawing of an object as viewed from above
What is a plan view?
Relative size to which and object is drawn.
Information about heating, ventilation, and air conditioning can be found in this section of a set of prints.
What is a mechanical section?
.75" to feet and inches
what is 3/4"?
#1 S.P stands for...
What is #1 southern pine?
Drawing showing the front, sides, and back of an object, structure, or project; drawn as if looking directly at it.
What is an elevation view?
Box on a print that contains information such as the drawing title, the name of the architect, and the drawing date.
What is a title block?
To determine if piping is to be run in a wall, a carpenter should refer to this section in a set of prints.
What is the plumbing section?
13.25 in feet and inches
what is 13'- 1/4"?
W.W.M stands for...
What is Welded Wire Mesh?
drawing with dimensions that are a specific ratio relative to the actual size of the object.
Plan view drawing that shows the exact location of a structure in relation to a fixed and identifiable reference point; also called a plot plan.
What is a site plan?
The letters that identify the electrical, mechanical, Structural, and plumbing sections respectively are...
What is E, M, P?
17'-4 3/4" in decimal feet
What is 17.40'?
Reference that serves as a baseline for laying out building lines and other required points.
3-D drawing that shows an object as seen from a corner.
What is an isometric drawing?
Notes and information, usually arranged as a table, related to the drawings on a print.
What is a schedule?
Although not related to the mechanical section, this plan also shows the location of any mechanical equipment, such as air-conditioning units and skylights.
What is a roof plan?
Determine the area of a rectangle that measures 13'-4" x 15'-10".
211.11 sq. ft.
Line that indicates the location and direction of an imaginary cut.
2-D drawing in a view that shows only one side of the object at a time.
What is an orthographic drawing?
What is an interior elevation?
What are Schedules? p.216 (special inspection Notes and schedules)
Determine the volume and object that measures 11'- 8 3/4 x 26'-0" x 214' in cubic yards.
What is 2417.077 cu. yds.?