Architecture: Floor Plans and Modeling

The work on the floor plan is normally started ____.

• before any other drawings are completed

• after the foundation has been laid

• after the elevations are drawn

• after the electrical plan is drawn

The floor plan is actually a ____.

• roof view

• section drawing

• elevation drawing

• none of the options

In manual drafting, interior stud walls with drywall on both sides may be drawn as a __ nominal thickness; however, in CAD, the actual dimension should be used.

• 4"

• 5"

• 8"

• 10"

The ____ opening should be shown for windows.

• rough

• sash width

• finished

• none of the options

On a floor plan, the doors are drawn as the ___ door width.

• actual

• rough

• finished

• none of the options

Which linetype is used to show an archway or plain opening on a floor plan?

• object line

• cutting-plane line

• hidden line

• centerline

What type of information for patios and swimming pools can be included on the floor plan?

• location

• size

• material

• all options

The room name should be lettered ___ larger than the surrounding lettering.

• 1/16"

• 1/8"

• 3/16"

• 1/4"

In architectural drawings, dimension lines are continuous lines with the dimension figure placed ____.

• at the end of the line

• above the line

• under the line

• at the beginning of the line

What is the recommended spacing between dimension lines?

• 1/4" or 3/8"

• 3/8" or 1/2"

• 1/2" or 5/8"

• none of the options