Blueprint Reading, Scaling, and Areas

Loren Arford and Christine BlaisdellOctober 20, 2010

Vocabulary Symbols Line Types• Blueprint• Floor Plan• Views• Sections• Details• Square Units• Scale• Dimensions• Ratios• Area• Units

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• Border• Legend• Scale• Center Line• Section Line• Hidden Line• Object Line• Dimension Line• Leader• Detail• Exploded View

Scales

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Graphic Scale

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Dream On

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Quiz

From the house plans provided determine1. Scale required for the site plan, floor plan, typical wall

section, front elevation, electrical plan, and plumbing riser diagram. (6 points each)

2. Define and explain the Vocabulary presented on slide 2 and duplicated on the board(1/2 point/question)

3. Hand in the worksheets 1-2 . (1/2 point/question)4. Worksheet 3 extra credit (5 points added to the

possibility of 25 for a total of 30 points)

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