Vocabulary
This view shows a detail of the plan that has been magnified for closer inspection of its construction elements. This aids the contractor in knowing the specific details the architect wishes to include in the construction of the structure.
What is a detail view?
This type of plan view shows the location of walls, windows, doors, fixtures, and placement of various systems in a structure. It is drawn from an overhead or bird's eye view as though the roof had been removed so you could look down into the structure.
What is a floor plan?
This measuring device is calibrated to assist the designer/architect in the creation of accurate scaled drawings. It consists of 12 scaled calibrations and is ruled for easy reading.
What is an Architectural scale?
Use paint to add color, depth, and interest to line drawings. This allows the most freedom of hue, value, and intensity. Corrections may be difficult to makeElevation: A drawing that shows vertical representations of walls in the space.
What is Watercolors?
T-shaped ruler used in mechanical drawings to create horizontal lines.
What is a T-square
The line in a perspective drawing where the sky meets the ground. It also represents the viewer's eye level. That is, the placement of the line on the picture plane depends on the vantage point of the artist. For example, if the artist is low to the ground, the horizon line is low on the picture plane. You can see the top of an object if it is below eye level, below the horizon line. If an object is above eye level, above the horizon line, you cannot see its top.
What is the Horizon line?
Enhancement of a line drawing by adding color, value, texture, and shading to show detail. The use of implied shade and shadow turns a 2-D imaginary space into the appearance of a 3-D space.
What is a Rendering?
These tools are pre-calibrated at specific angles to aid the designer in creating accurate drawings.
What is an Architectural Triangle?
A 2-D drawing of a wall from floor to ceiling in a structure. It will include structural elements such as doors and windows. It may also show fixtures in a bathroom and built-in components such as cabinetry. An elevation may also be employed to show the exterior wall of a structure.
What is elevation?
A thick plastic sheet with cutouts that can be traced to provide the accurate shape and size of objects to be drawn into a floor plan.
What is a Template?