Understanding Construction Drawings Nr 10

Clarity is King

• True

• False

If you looked at a detailed drawing, what would you expect to see

• Just a bigger picture of the main drawing

• 'Detail' in design means an artist's impression - not accurate.

• Lots of detail, fully dimensioned, ready for construction.

If the drawing is described as an Internal Elevation. What would you expect to see

• The inside view of a wall in a building.

• The outside view of a building.

• A drawing of an elevator (lift)

• Only the top of the building - high elevation

An Isomtric drawing is probably the most common view drawn by designers to indicate an overall image of the project. True or False

• True

• False

The picture is an example of - what?

• A metal pole keeing two walls apart

• Dimension line - closed arrowhead

• A double pointed super Hero arrow

• Too difficult - let's move to another question!

Can you remember: what is the official width of a Basketball court line?

• 50mm

• 2.5 inches

• 2 inches

• 75mm

Freddy Fly lands on a closed box of chocolates and starts walking around 'tasting', and sniffing. He disappears down the back. How would that line be drawn, thick or thin?

• Thick

• Thin

• Sorry I was looking the other way - I did not seem Freddy

Title blocks are a waste of time and serve no function. True or false?

• True

• False

A plan view is best described as a birds-eye view of a horizontal cut through a building. True or false

• True

• False

A plan is a cross-section but has a special name - PLAN. True or False

• True

• False