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Construction Drawings
Basic components of Construction Drawings
Types of Construction Drawings
Abbreviations, Symbols, & Keynotes
Vocabulary
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Construction drawings are traditionally referred to as what?
Blueprints
100
When you look at any drawing, the first thing to look at is the ______.
Title Block
100
Also called site plans, these plans are used for work that has to do with construction in or on the earth.
Civil Plans
100
Abbreviations: HVAC
Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning
100

The ratio between the size of a drawing of an object and the size of the actual object.

What information does a scale offer?

200
Today, most prints are created by _____.
(CAD) computer-aided drafting
200
This is a clear area of approximately half an inch around the edge of the drawing area.
Border
200
These plans show the design of the project. Includes the floor plan, roof plan, elevation drawings and section drawings.
Architectural Plans
200
Abbreviations: RFI
Request for Information
200

A written presentation of the details of a plan

What are specifications?

300
Construction drawings, together with the set of _____, detail what is to be built and what materials are to be used.
(specs) Specifications
300
This presents the information for constructing the project: the floor plan, elevations, sections, and details.
Drawing Area
300
A set of engineered drawings used to support the architectural design. Includes the foundation plan and shows materials to be used for walls and framing.
Structural Plans
300

Symbol: EL

Elevation

300

A drawing that provides an aerial view of the layout of each room.

What is a floor plan?

400
How many MAJOR types of drawings are almost always included in a set of construction drawings?
6
400
Located in the drawing area, this block is used to record any changes to the drawings.
Revision Block
400
These plans are engineered for motors, pumps, piping systems, and piping equipment. Includes piping and instrumentation drawings (P&ID) and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC).
Mechanical Plans
400
Keynotes: Electrical plans may appear on the _____ plan itself for simple construction projects.
Floor plan
400

Part of a drawing sheet that includes some general information about the project.

What is a title block?

500
Name the MAJOR types of construction drawings.
Civil Architectural Structural Mechanical Plumbing Electrical
500
Although it doesn't automatically appear on every construction drawing, when it does, it explains or defines symbols or special marks used in the drawing.
Legend
500
These plans show the layout for systems that supply hot and cold water, for the sewage disposal system, and for the location of pluming fixtures.
Plumbing Plans
500
Symbols are used on a drawing to tell what?
Symbols tell what material is required for that part of the project
500

Why do architects use dimensions?

To represent measurements such as length, width, and height shown on a drawing. In order for professionals to construct the architect's vison.