Intro to Construction Documents

used to show measurement of an object

• Movement Lines

• Construction Drawings

• Title Block

• Dimension Lines

describes in detail, the extent of the work and locations, dimensions and relationships of various construction elements

• Dimension Lines

• Interior/Exterior Elevation Drawings

• Construction Drawings

• Medium Lines

vertically projected surfaces of the inside or outside of a building or structure

• Interior/Exterior Elevation Drawings

• Construction Drawings

• Title Block

• Medium Lines

used to create secondary objects

• Medium Lines

• Construction Drawings

• Movement Lines

• Title Block

used to imply direction

• Interior/Exterior Elevation Drawings

• Title Block

• Dimension Lines

• Movement Lines

contains all the information necessary to identify the drawing and verify its validity

• Title Block

• Construction Drawings

• Interior/Exterior Elevation Drawings

• Medium Lines

used to draw horizontal lines and parallel lines

• Break Lines

• CAD

• T-Square

• Blueprint Measuring Tool

also known as computer aided drafting; software programs offering a wide variety of applications which makes the design and drafting process efficient

• Blueprint Measuring Tool

• Protractor

• T-Square

• CAD

used to calculate perimeter of an object

• CAD

• Blueprint Measuring Tool

• Protractor

• Break Lines

used when the extent of the drawing cannot fit on the size of paper being used for the drawing or to illustrate a portion of a design

• T-Square

• CAD

• Protractor

• Break Lines