Understanding House Plans
Marielle, Claire, Sydney, & Christianna
Architectural Lines
architectural drawings contain information about size, shape, and location of all parts of the house
- uses lines, symbols, views, and notes to convey ideas
½ = 1 foot = ¼ inch
drawings can be produced by the diazo process, creates prints that have dark lines on a light background
to communicate the type and quantity of the materials of the house, specifications are used to give directions of their use
to help produce blueprints, CADD (computer-aided drafting and design) is a program that develops house plans
because everyone that is involved in the house planning process must have their own copy of the drawing of the house, they carry prints with them, which are copies of the original architectural drawing.
To help you understand...
- phantom lines: show alternate positions, repeated details, and paths of many edges of objects that are hidden from view
- visible lines: outline of building and walls
- hidden lines: show edges of surfaces that are not visible in a specific view in the house
- center lines: show the center of the circle
- dimension & extension lines: show extent and direction of measurements
- break lines: the object continues on, but the complete views is not shown
- section lines: show a feature that has been sectioned (aka crosshatch lines)