Lecture 7: Drawing Sets and Standards

Question 1

Construction/working drawings

Answer 1

Complete sets of drawings containing all the
information required to make or build a design.

Question 2

Engineering/technical drawings

Answer 2

Construction drawings that - are sealed by a licensed professional engineer

Question 3

What construction drawings are in a building project? (7)

Answer 3

1. Architectural drawings
2. Structural drawings
3. Mechanical drawings
4. Electrical drawings
5. Civil drawings
6. Landscaping drawings
7. Fire protection

Question 4

Drawing view types (4)

Answer 4

1. Floor plan
2. Elevation
3. Section
4. Reflected ceiling plan

Question 5

Floor plan

Answer 5

A top view of a specific floor’s layout within a building, containing room layouts, walls, doors, windows, stairs, furniture

Question 6

How to draw a plan

Answer 6

1. Imagine a floor you want to draw
2. Set a horizontal cutting plane parallel to the floor
3. Set view depth
4. Draw a section view with the cutting plane and view depth
5. Express doors, windows, stairs, appliances, etc. with symbols

Question 7

Elevation

Answer 7

The front, back, left, and right views in multi-view

Question 8

Section (floor plan)

Answer 8

Section with a vertical cutting plane

Question 9

Plan

Answer 9

Section with a horizontal cutting plane

Question 10

Reflected ceiling plan

Answer 10

Used to show the locations of lightings, sprinklers, etc….

Question 11

How to draw a reflected ceiling plan

Answer 11

1. Imagine the ceiling of the floor you want to draw
2. Set a horizontal cutting plane parallel to the floor,
   but set the view direction as up.
3. View depth: in general, just the floor level of the above floor
4. Draw the sectional view with the cutting plane and view depth
5. Mirror the view to keep it and the floor plan oriented the same

Question 12

What construction drawings are in a road project? (4)

Answer 12

1. Plan view (top view)
2. Profile view (elevation)
3. Cross-section view
4. Details

Question 13

Sheet format elements (3)

Answer 13

1. Title block
2. General notes
3. Legend