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WorksheetsUnderstanding Construction Drawings Nr 10
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
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
The slice, the horizontal cut, when viewing a PLAN is made at what level?
500mm above the floor level
2.5 meters below ceiling level
Convention says that the 'cut' is made at window level - half way up a window.
100mm above floor level
An Acoustic Engineer deals with what element of a building.
Is only interested in outside noise.
The sound quality inside a building - theatres and concert halls, and the like.
'Acoustic' is a French word meaning a style of cooking. Thus an Acoustic Engineer designs kitchens
Designers are not interested in sound quality.
You are looking at a drawing but can't find the dimension you need to position a doorway on site. Is it OK to scale the dimension?
No! Absolutely not.
Yes. Absolutely OK.
What sort of drawing (Partial) is shown in the picture?
A plan view
A cross-section
An exploded-view
A schedule
Why do we say a picture is worth a thousand words?
Pictures/drawings can be used to transport/ to transfer/ to hand over a lot of information accurately and quickly.
They are nice to look at, a pleasing image
Its just silly saying with no real meaning.
Pictures make us feel good - well-being.
