Views & Paper
This view is most commonly used for Drafting the Master Plan.
What is Bird's Eye View?
The technical term for ensuring that the lines are the correct darkness.
What is Lineweight
The thing that every organic plant symbol must contain
What is a centre marker (X or dot)
How many colours should be used when colour rendering one symbol.
No more than 3, or 2+white
What tool is used in hand drafting to ensure long lines are drawn straight on the page?
What is the T-Bar
The view most often used to show detail such as a privacy screen or arbor.
What is Section View?
The correct method for creating various line darkness when hand drafting
What is using different pencils
Why can plant symbols not be perfect geometric shapes
Symbols are Graphic Representations only. Nature does not make perfect circles or squares.
The term used to describe a darker outline on the lower right hand edge of a symbol
What is used to ensure the design is drawn with proportionately correct measurements?
Scale Ruler
The view quickly being replaced by 3D modelling technology
What is Isometric View
The pencil type that makes the lighter lines, and what it contains that allows it to do so.
What is an H pencil and Clay
What does a double line indicate on a walkway?
An increase in elevation such as a curb or low retaining wall.
The term used to describe additional detail added to the internal part of the symbol on the lower right hand side
What is shading
2 Items that must be on the design, either in the title block or on the drafting space
What are the North Arrow and Bar Scale
The types of paper used most often for Hand Drafting Master Plans - one is for rough sketching and one is the finished material.
What are Trace Paper and Vellum
What is signified by a darker lineweight? (2 answers)
What are items of importance and tall items.
Mass plantings differ from individual symbols in what way?
The outer edges are fused with multiple centre points to represent each plant and lines to connect them.
The description of the line that connects a symbol to it's label. For double points, give at least 3 rules to making them correctly.
A Leader line.
Must not cross any other lines, Must be at the same angle as all others, must not show mechanics.
What 9 pieces of information are considered part of the Title Block? (must list all 9)
Designer Name & Company
Customer name & Address
North Arrow, Scale, Date, Page Number
Design Title (ie Master Plan)
The type of paper used by plotters when printing off Computer Assisted Designs
What is Bond?
What is the significant of a dotted or dashed line?
It is an important item that is invisible or below ground ie a property line or buried drainage line.
How would I know (without a label) that I am looking at an Elm tree and not a Bird's Nest Spruce?
Line weight variation, and symbol type is smooth, not "pokey"
What abbreviation is acceptable in lieu of labelling every individual item?
Typ.
What comprises the Specifications Booklet? (Minimum 4 items)
possible appendix