3.01 IDF

Construction Documents

The contracts, and specification requirements for a new construction, project or remodel project. Drawings offer precise, technical information and include floor plans, elevations, sections and detailed drawings.

Print

A copy of a construction drawing

Architectural Symbol

A symbolic representation of a building element used on drawings, showing it’s placement in relationship to other elements in the structure.

Section View

A portion of the set of the construction plans that shows a section or cut through a structure. In a section view, you will see the composition of the wall, floor, and roof framing systems. This is helpful for the contractor constructing the structure because they know in detail exactly what the architect had in mind.

Detail View

The view shows a detail of the plan that has been magnified for closer inspection of its construction elements. This aids the contractor in knowing the specific details the architect wished to include in the contruction of the structure.

Floor plan

This type of plan view shows the location of walls, windows, doors, fixtures, and placement of various systems in a structure. it is drawn from an overhead or bird’s eye view ( Orthographic) as though the roof has been removed so you could look down into the structure.

Elevations

A 2-D drawing of a wall from floor to ceiling in a structure. It will include structural elements such as doors and windows. It may also show fixtures in a bathroom and built-in components such as cabinetry. An elevation may also be employed to show the exterior of a wall structure^.

T-Square

T-Shaped ruler used in mechanical drawings to create horizontal lines.

Architectural Triangle

These tools are pre-calibrated a specific angles to aid the designer in creating accurate drawings.

Architectural Scale

This measuring device is calibrated to assist the designer/architect in the creation of accurate scaled drawings. It consists of 12 scaled calibrations and is ruled for easy reading.

Template

A thick plastic sheet with cutouts that can be traced to provide the accurate shape and size of objects to be drawn ina floor plan.

a. Furniture Template

Contains a variety of furnishings used in structures and may be classified as residential or commercial.

B. Bath Fixture Template

Contains the standard shapes and sizes of bath fixtures such as showers, tubs, toiets and lavatories.

C. Kitchen Fixture Template

Contains the standardized shapes and sizes of components used in kitchens such as sinks, cabinetry, and applainces.

Tracing Paper

Strong transparent paper used for making, drawings, designs, and tracing, often referred to as “trash paper.”

CADD

(Computer-Aided Drawing and Design) Software that speeds the process of creating plans is easy to make, and many have a 3-D option for viewing the drawing in perspective.

Rendering

Enchancement of a line drawing by adding color, value, texture, and shading to show detail. The use of implied shade and shadow turns a 2-D imaginary space into the appearance of a 3-D shape.

A. Color Pencils

Easy to use, erasable, difficult to blend

B. Graphite Pencils

Easy to use with some skill, need to learn effective shading and texturing

C. Water Color

Creates beautiful products, tough to control medium without practice

D. Felt Tip Pen (markers)

Alchohol- based markers, blend well, must develop skill to use effectively