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The Language of Technical Drawing (pdf)

£32.00 GBP

This 26-page PDF document provides a detailed guide to the language of technical drawing and architectural drafting.

To download the first 10 pages, please click HERE.

This document uses the metric system. (mm, cm, m)


INDEX

Pg 4   Measurement systems: Metric vs. Imperial 

Pg 5 - 7   Understanding and considering Scale 

Pg 8   Page Layouts: How to present your drawings on a page

Pg 9   Common Terms 

Pg 10   Geometry recap 

Pg 11 - 12   Plan View Drawings - House plans, site plans, topographical plans, detail plans

Pg 13   Elevation View Drawings 

Pg 14   Section View Drawings 

Pg 15 - 17       Line Weight - Understanding the various meanings of different line thickness) 

Pg 18  Line Style - Dashed lines, dotted lines etc. 

Pg 19 - 20   Dimensions 

Pg 20 - 22      Hatching 

Pg 23 - 24   Annotations - adding written notes and instructions to your drawing

Pg 25   Additional - Scale figures and Length break symbol

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