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Blueprints Key Terms

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Architectqualified, licensed person who creates and designs drawings for a construction project
Architect’s Scalemeasuring device used for laying out distances, with scales indicating feet, inches, and fractions of inches
Architectural PlansDrawings that show the design of the project
Beamhorizontal structural member made of concrete, steel, stone, wood, or other structural material to provide support above a large opening
BlueprintsArchitectural or working drawings used to represent a structure or system
Civil PlansDrawings that show the location of the building on the site from an aerial view, including contours, trees, construction features, and dimensions
CADThe making of a set of blueprints with the aid of a computer
Contour linesSolid or dashed lines showing the elevation of the earth on a civil drawing
Detail drawingsEnlarged views of part of a drawing used to show an area more clearly
Dimension lineA line on a drawing with a measurement indicating length
DimensionsMeasurements such as length, width, and height shown on a drawing
Electrical plansEngineered drawings that show all electrical supply and distribution
Elevation (EL)Height above sea level, or other defined surface, usually expressed in feet
Elevation drawingSide view of a building or object, showing height and width
EngineerA person who applies scientific principles in design and construction
Engineer’s scalestraightedge measuring device uniformly into multiples of 10 divisions per inch so drawings can be made with decimal values
Floor plandrawing that provides an aerial view of the layout of each room
Foundation plandrawing that shows the layout and elevation of the building foundation
HVACHeating, ventilating, and air conditioning
Hidden linedashed line showing an object obstructed from view by another object
Isometric drawingA three-dimensional drawing of an object.
Leaderdrafting, the line on which an arrowhead is placed and used to identify a component
Legenddescription of the symbols and abbreviations used in a set of drawings
Mechanical plansEngineered drawings that show the mechanical systems, such as motors and piping
Metric scalestraightedge measuring device divided into centimeters, with each centimeter divided into 10 millimeters
Not to scale (NTS)Describes drawings that show relative positions and sizes
Piping& Instrumentation DrawingsSchematic diagrams of a complete piping system
Plumbinggeneral term used for both water supply and all liquid waste disposal
Plumbing plansEngineered drawings that show the layout for the plumbing system
Request for information (RFI)A means of clarifying a discrepancy in the blueprints
Roof plandrawing of the view of the roof from above the building
ScaleThe ratio between the size of a drawing of an object and the size of the actual object.
Schematicone-line drawing showing the flow of path for electrical circuitry
Section drawingcross-sectional view of a specific location, showing the inside of an object or building
SpecificationsPrecise written presentation of the details of the plan
Structural plansset of engineered drawings used to support the architectural design
Symboldrawing that represents a material or component on a plan
Title blockpart of a drawing sheet that includes some general information about the project


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