Construction Drawings

2. A one-line drawing showing the flow path for electrical circuitry or the relationship of all parts of a system.
4. Precise written presentation of the details of a plan.
5. A qualified, licensed person who creates and designs drawings for a construction project.
7. The ratio between the size of a drawing of an object and the size of the actual object.
9. A line on a drawing with a measurement indicating length.
11. A dashed line showing an object obstructed from view by another object.
13. In drafting, the line on which an arrowhead is placed and used to identify a component.
14. A set of engineered drawings used to support the architectural design.
15. A drawing that represents a material or component on a plan.
16. A part of a drawing sheet that includes some general information about the project.

1. A straightedge measuring device divided uniformly into multiples of 10 divisions per inch so that drawings can be made with decimal values. Used mainly for land measurements on site plans.
3. A specialized ruler used in making or measuring reduced scale drawings. The ruler is marked with a range of calibrated ratios for laying out distances, with scales indicating feet, inches, and fractions of inches. Used on drawings other than site plans.
6. A person who applies scientific principles in design and construction.
8. A straightedge measuring device divided into centimeters, with each centimeter divided into 10 millimeters. Usually used for architectural drawings and sometimes referred to as a metric architect’s scale.
10. A cross-sectional view of a specific location, showing the inside of an object or building.
12. Describes drawings that show relative positions and sizes only, without scale.