AutoCAD
Preset color, lineweights, and linetypes that control the visibility of drawings.
What are Layers?
5 structural that are included on a floor plan drawing.
The symbol used to represent a slice through a building in order to see full heights, foundation, and special fasteners.
What is a Cutting Plane (or Line)?
A roof style in which the roof itself makes up the exterior walls of the house.
What is an A-Frame Roof?
Full meaning of CADD.
The ribbon you need to go to in order to use, create, and modify dimensions.
What is annotation?
The category on the window scheduled that represents all windows in the house.
What is the NO. (number) category?
Fastener used to secure a wooden sill plate to the foundation.
A roof that has two different slopes. The steeper side slopes provide additional headroom in the attic or second story of the building.
What is a Gambrel Roof?
The command that allows you to split up a segment into equal parts.
What is "by layer"?
3 items of information included for stairways on a floor plan.
What is: Stair Location, Stairway width, Distance between each step (tread), The amount of steps, Stair direction, Surrounding walls?
A Tension tie in the upper third of opposing gable rafters that is intended to resist rafter separation from the ridge beam during periods of unbalanced loads (wind uplift), or unbalanced roof loads (snow).
What is a Collar Tie?
A four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper.
The scale of your architectural prototypes (the actual drawing screen).
What is 1/4"=1'-0"?
The drawing mode button you need to click in order to change your drawing units.
What is "customization"?
The square symbol with a circle inside represented in the middle of a foundation plan.
What is a footing & lally column?
The area below the eaves and overhangs. The underside where the roof overhangs the walls. Usually the underside of an overhanging cornice.
What is a Soffit?
Required for a flat roof to make it more durable. It lies underneath the shingles and connects to the house itself.
What is a "Built-up" (or membrane)?
The CTRL "P" command. How you print something on AutoCAD. (not print)
What is "plot"?
The dimension setting that allows for the bracket lines to not fully connect to the object it is dimensioning; adjusted in the "lines" tab.
What is "offset from origin"?
Label/phrase used to mark where the foundation comes down to allow for an opening (ex. door, garage).
What is a "drop in elevation"?
The type of construction (stud measurements) used for both the Garrison & Cape house walls.
What is 2X4 Construction?
What is a hyperbolic Paraboloid?
The tab you would click in order to get to the "viewports screen".
What is "Layout 1" (2)?