CORE Module 6 Intro to Construction Drawings Trade Terms (39)

A specialized ruler used in making or measuring reduced scale drawings. The ruler is marked with a range of calibrated ratios for laying out distances, with scales indicating feet, inches, and fractions of inches. Used on drawings other than site plans.

• Not To Scale

• Architect’s Scale

• Engineer’s Scale

• Bathroom Scale

A straightedge measuring device divided uniformly into multiples of 10 divisions per inch so that drawings can be made with decimal values. Used mainly for land measurements on site plans.

• Not To Scale

• Architect’s Scale

• Engineer’s Scale

• Carpenters Scale

Drawings that show the location of the building on the site from an aerial view, including contours, trees, construction features, and dimensions.

• Architectural Plans

• Civil Plans

• Structural Plans

• Plumbing Plans

A set of engineered drawings used to support the architectural design.

• Architectural Plans

• Civil Plans

• Structural Plans

• Plumbing Plans

Drawings that show the design of the project.

• Architectural Plans

• Electrical Plans

• Structural Plans

• Plumbing Plans

Engineered drawings that show the layout for the plumbing system.

• Architectural Plans

• Electrical Plans

• Structural Plans

• Plumbing Plans

Engineered drawings that show all electrical supply and distribution.

• Architectural Plans

• Electrical Plans

• Structural Plans

• Plumbing Plans

A drawing that shows the details of the building’s sprinkler system.

• Fire Protection Plan

• Floor Plan

• Roof Plan

• Foundation Plan

A drawing that shows the layout and elevation of the building foundation.

• Fire protection Plan

• Floor Plan

• Roof Plan

• Foundation Plan

A drawing that provides an aerial view of the layout of each room.

• Mechanical plan

• Floor Plan

• Roof Plan

• Foundation Plan