Chapter 16 Drawing Elevations Multiview projection Also called orthographic projection Front elevation Six views in a multiview drawing Rear elevation Left elevation Right elevation Roof plan / Top Bottom view/ basement

Exterior elevations are always drawn to the same scale as the floor plan Presentation Drawing Elevation drawing to which landscape and material textures have been added A dashed line is used to draw major features below the ground line on an exterior elevation Profile Drawing Term used to describe the elevation drawing of a site

Auxiliary elevation Drawn when a wall is not at a 90 degree angle on a floor plan Run 12 is assigned to the run when calculating roof pitch –Angle of a roof described as a ratio –Double the run to find the span Span Term used to describe the distance between roof supports Interior Elevation Drawing of an inside wall

Windows and doors Point of a dashed line represents the part of the window that has the hinge Should appear on all elevations –Sill –Sash –Mullions –Muntins Numbers or letters are the key to a window or door on a window or door schedule

Dimensioning Datum line remains constant on an elevation drawing Vertical dimensioning should read from right side of a drawing