Tables that describe and specify the various types and sizes of materials used in the construction of a building (ex. windows and doors).

Drawings that are formally incorporated into the drawing set to record changes marked up by the various trades to show any differences between what was originally shown on a plan by the architect or engineer and what was actually built.

Provide minimum standards to guard the life and safety of the public by regulating and controlling the design, construction, and quality of materials used in modern construction.

Views that look straight ahead at a structure. The object is projected from a vertical plane used to show the exterior features of a structure so that the general size and shape of the structure can be determined. Elevation drawings clarify much of the information on the floor plan.

A part of a drawing sheet that includes some general information about the project.

A contractual document used with the construction drawings. It contains detailed written instructions that supplement the set of drawings.

The distance from the property line to the front of the building.

Copies of the Architect’s original drawings that are made for contractors and others to use.

A legal right-of-way provision on another person's property (for example, the right of a neighbor to build a road or a public utility to install water and gas lines on the property). A property owner cannot build on an area where an easement has been identified.

Drawings that show the structure looking down from above. The object is projected from a horizontal plane made to show the overall construction site (plot or site plan), the structure's foundation (foundation plan), and the structure's floor plans.

Created by a structural engineer and accompany the architect's plans. They are usually drawn for large structures such as office building or factories

Specialized drawings that show how to fabricate and install components of a construction project.

A drawing giving a view from the front or side of a structure.

Physical structures that mark the location of a survey point.

Approximate or rough size (commercial size) by which lumber, block, etc., is commonly known and sold. For example, 2 x 4s. (Normally, this size is slightly larger than the actual size)

A drawing that represents the view looking down on a drawing.

At the beginning of a set of drawings or at the beginning of a major section of drawings

A set of detailed drawings or plans drawn to scale by an architect and/or engineer shows all of the information and dimensions necessary to build or remodel a structure.

shows how a particular feature looks inside or how something is put together internally

Used in architectural plans and drawings to pictorially show different kinds of materials, fixtures, and structural members

Enlargements of special features of a building or of equipment installed in a building. They are drawn to a larger scale in order to make the details clearer.

A procedure that involves surveying, measuring, and counting all materials indicated on a set of drawings.

A point established by a surveyor on or close to the building site.  It is used for a reference point for determining the elevation during the construction of a building

The recorded legal boundaries of a piece of property.

Show the layout of water supply and sewage disposal systems and fixtures. Generally have a separate plumbing riser diagram that shows the layout and identification of the piping and fixtures.

A drawing of the view of the roof from above the building

Drawings that show the location of building on the site

The following items can be found on what type of plan?

Outside walls, including the location and dimensions of all exterior openings

Types of construction materials

Location of interior walls and partitions

Location and swing of doorsStairways

Location of windows

Location of cabinets, electrical and mechanical equipment, and fixtures

Location of cutting plane line

Give information about the location and dimensions of footings, grade beams, foundation walls, stem walls, piers, equipment footings, and windows and doors

Show details for installation of the HVAC and other equipment. Usually include a refrigerant piping schematic that shows the types and sizes of the piping and identification of the fittings.

Man-made and topographic (natural) features and other relevant project information are shown on a site plan, including the information needed to correctly locate the structure on the site. Man-made features include roads, sidewalks, utilities, and buildings. Topographical features include trees, streams, springs, and existing contours.

Shows the details for installation of the electrical system and equipment. Locations of the meter, distribution panel, fixture switches, and special items are indicated, along with specifications for load capacities and wire sizes.

Drawings that show the location of building on the site

The roof slope, roof drain placement, and other pertinent information regarding ornamental sheet metal work, gutters and downspouts, etc.

Tells design professionals and other tradespeople how to build a specific building or structure.

The capacity to be useful or serve a particular purpose well

A description of the symbols and abbreviations used in a set of drawings

Architects use these types of lines to shorten the view of long uniform sections of an object in order to conserve drawing space. Short break lines are thick, solid freehand wavy lines, while long ______ lines are thin, solid ruler-drawn lines with interspersed freehand zig-zags. Architects use ___ lines in both detail drawings and assembly drawings

Imaginary lines on a site/plot that connect points of the same elevation.  Contour lines never cross each other.

A qualified, licensed person who creates and designs drawings for a construction project.

Buildings that contain many stories and are equipped with elevators.

A dashed line showing an object obstructed from view by another object

A U-shaped line with arrowheads on each end. It bisects an object to display its interior features.

Indicate the distance between two points in a drawing. When dimensioning, the architect draws two short solid lines with a gap between them and two arrowheads pointing in opposite directions. The architect then writes the dimension number in the empty gap between the two lines.

Indicate when the surface of an object in the sectional view is cut along the cutting-plane line. A sectional line consists of multiple short parallel diagonal lines.

A person who applies scientific principles in design and construction

Enlarged views of part a drawing used to show an area more clearly