Construction Drawings

Intro Drawing Set – includes site(S), architectural(A), mechanical(M), electrical(E), and structural(S) drawings Sometimes called AME or AMES set Site plan – location of the building on the property – birds eye view – property lines, roadways, utility lines

Floor plans – shows the outline and all details as seen when looking down on the object, only two dimensions (length and width), shows walls and partitions Elevation drawings – outline of an object that shows heights and may show length or width Sectional view – cutaway view that shows the inside of a structure

Construction drawings – show in a clear, concise manner exactly what is required of the mechanic – electrical system, lighting and power system, motor controls, wiring diagrams, Blueprint layouts – come in different sizes, A through F

On the blueprint Title block – lower right corner - name of project, address of project, name of owner, name of architectural firm, date of completion, scale, initials of drafter, checker, and designer, job number, sheet number, general description of the drawing

Approval block – close to title block – shows all who have approved the drawing – supervisor, drawn by, checked by, approved by, owner approval, professional stamp (registered seal of approval by architect or engineer Revision block – noted and dated revisions to the drawings

Types of drafting lines – There are many different types of drawing lines – they can vary by the width of line or breaking the lines in a uniform way – the lines can vary from drawing to drawing – consult the legend to insure what the lines mean

Fuse – Ground -

Switch – Common Electrical -

Scales Architect’s scale – a scale of rule usually of triangular section having a variety of graduations on its edges so that dimensions of reduced-scale drawings may be measured directly in feet and inches Engineer’s scale – basically the same as architect’s scale but the graduations are decimal units, rather than feet