SOC Blueprints

Question 1

1. What are the types of construction drawings?

Answer 1

Orthographic

Pictorial

Question 2

2. How many view of an OBJ are there?

Answer 2

There are six.

Top, Front, Bottom, Right side, Left side, back

Question 3

3. What are the three main orthographic view?

Answer 3

Top (as seen from above)
-	Plan View: Foundation, Floor, ceiling, Plumbing, Electrical Plans
Front
-	Main Elevation, Section
Right Side
-	Elevation, Section

Question 4

4. What are the types of pictorial drawings?

Answer 4

Isometric (Most common type of pictorial drawing)
Oblique
Perspective

Question 5

5. What are the Isometric angles?

Answer 5

30 and 60 degree

Question 6

6. What is the oblique angle?

Answer 6

45 degree

Question 7

7. What is characteristic of Isometric?

Answer 7

It is dimensionally accurate along both angles and most common type of pictorial drawing

Question 8

8. What is characteristic of Oblique?

Answer 8

All lines are dimensionally correct. Elevation is drawn looking straight at the object.

Question 9

9. What is different about perspective?

Answer 9

Not dimensionally correct. Vanishing points

Question 10

10. What are the special views?

Answer 10

Section (most common)
- Gives a clear picture of the inside or hidden features of an object
Details
- Do not have cutting plane indication but are noted with a code
Exploded view
- Used to show the assembly or disassembly of an object that has several removable parts (Ex. Ikea furniture)

Question 11

11. What are the two common scale rulers?

Answer 11

Architect and Engineer

Question 12

12. What is purpose of architect ruler?

Answer 12

Architect ruler mainly used for building construction. It measures feet and inches.

Question 13

13. What is purpose of engineer ruler?

Answer 13

Normally used for site plans. It measures feet and tenths of a foot.

Question 14

14. What are the two North?

Answer 14

1) True North
Orients the drawing to actual North
2) Job North
Orients the person to the BLDG. based on site access.

Question 15

15. What is BOM stand for?

Answer 15

Bill of Materials

Question 16

16. What is CL stand for on a blueprints?

Answer 16

Center Line

Question 17

17. Which plan is the only plan to show true north?

Answer 17

Site plan

Question 18

18. What are construction drawings?

Answer 18

The written language of a building. Drawings detail the building components and materials of construction

Question 19

19. How high is the floor plan cut?

Answer 19

4’ above the floor

Question 20

20. What are the two types of symbols?

Answer 20

Architectural and material

Question 21

21. What is the most common special view?

Answer 21

Section

Question 22

22. What is visible lines?

Answer 22

Heavy, unbroken lines. Used to indicate visible edge of an OBJ

Question 23

23. What is hidden lines?

Answer 23

Medium line with short, evenly spaced dashes. Used to indicate concealed edges.

Question 24

24. What is center lines?

Answer 24

Thin lines made up of long and short dashes alternately spaced and consistent in length.

Question 25

25. What is dimension lines?

Answer 25

Thin lines terminated with arrow at each end.

Question 26

26. What is extension lines?

Answer 26

Thin, unbroken line. Used to indicate extent of dimensions

Question 27

27. What is leader line?

Answer 27

Thin line terminate with arrowhead or dot at one end. Used to indicate a part, dimension, or other reference.

Question 28

28. What is phantom (Datum) line?

Answer 28

Medium series of one long dash and two short dashes evenly spaced ending with long dash. Used to indicate alternate position of parts.

Question 29

29. What is break (Long) lines?

Answer 29

Thin, solid ruled line with free-hand zigzags. Used to reduce size of drawing required to delineate OBJ and reduce detail.

Question 30

30. What is break (short) lines?

Answer 30

Thick, Solid free-hand lines, used to indicate a short break

Question 31

31. What is cutting or viewing plane lines?

Answer 31

Thick, short dashes. Used to show offset with arrowheads to show direction in with section or plane is viewed or taken

Question 32

32. What is purpose of architectural symbol?

Answer 32

It represents graphic symbols used in plans and drawings includes civil, plumbing and electrical.

Question 33

33. What is purpose of material symbol?

Answer 33

Used to graphically indicate the type of material being used in and around the structure (ie. Wood, steel, glass, earth) When showing material symbol, do not show large areas.

Question 34

34. What is a BOM consist of?

Answer 34

materials take off list Material estimate list Bill of materials

Question 35

35. What are the 3 parts of specification?

Answer 35

General Products Execution

Question 36

36. Which ruler is used when drawing pans for horizontal work?

Answer 36

Engineer

Question 37

37. In orthographic drawings what view shows the main elevation section?

Answer 37

Front view

Question 38

38. What is shown on the orthographic right side view?

Answer 38

Elevation and section

Question 39

39. The foundation, plumbing, electrical, etc are shown in what view of orthographic drawings?

Answer 39

Top view

Question 40

40. What conveys dimensions, size and shape?

Answer 40

Floor plan

Question 41

41. How many scales are on Architect Ruler?

Answer 41

SIX

Question 42

42. Where is the Cut Line for a floor plan?

Answer 42

4 feet from bottom the floor