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Drafting Basics
  • Introduction to tools and symbols. Drawing to scale. Drawing a floor plan and elevation. Drawing flats. Assignment: floor plan and two elevations or fashion assignment. Due next week.
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Basic Tools
  • Pencils – 3H or 2H and HB
  • T-square and triangle
  • Architects rule
  • Eraser
  • Templates
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Basic Symbols
  • Space planning
    • Walls
    • Windows
    • Doors
    • Electrical
    • Plumbing
    • Furniture
    • Appliances
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Floor Plan Examples
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Drawing to Scale
  • What is scale?
  • Scale is a ratio representing the size of an illustration or reproduction, especially a map or a model, in relation to the object it represents. Encarta.Com
  • It is a comparison of sizes.
  • The purpose of creating scale drawings is to allow the drafter to create a drawing which is proportionately the same as the artifact it represents.
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Practice
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Elevations