1. Major sections of blueprint set
1.1. Architectural (A)
1.1.1. Floor Plan
1.1.1.1. Horizontal Slice of building
1.1.1.2. 4-5 feet off the ground
1.1.1.3. shows the most detail
1.1.1.4. usually 1/4inch to 1 foot scale
1.1.2. Elevation
1.1.2.1. Drawing of exterior viewed from each side same scale as floor plan
1.1.2.2. typically 4 of them (N,S,E,W)
1.1.2.3. Horizontal measurements
1.1.2.4. room size
1.1.2.5. wall thickness
1.1.2.6. Location of walls/partitions/stairwells
1.1.2.7. Usually same scale as floor plan
1.1.2.8. door and window designation
1.1.2.9. exterior finishes
1.1.2.10. type of roof
1.1.3. Cross Sections
1.1.3.1. a cut away slice view of interior show building bottom to top
1.1.3.2. thickness of floor
1.1.3.3. roof deck
1.1.3.4. trusses
1.1.3.5. thickness of floor
1.1.3.6. ceiling height and construction
1.1.4. Detail Drawings
1.1.4.1. a large drawing of a small section to explore further detail
1.1.4.2. window openings
1.1.4.3. wall jointing's
1.2. Mechanical (M)
1.2.1. Produced by the mechanical engineer
1.2.2. Gas
1.2.3. Water
1.2.4. HVAC
1.2.5. Various mechanical systems
1.3. Electrical (E)
1.3.1. Produced by electrical engineer
1.3.2. location of lighting sytems
1.3.3. switches
1.3.4. outlets
1.3.5. Path of wire
1.3.6. appliances
1.3.7. Powersource/meter
1.4. Structural (S)
1.4.1. Foundation Plan
1.4.1.1. location and size of footings
1.4.1.2. piers and columns
1.4.1.3. foundation walls
1.4.1.4. supporting beams
1.4.1.5. structural frame work
1.4.2. Roof Plan
1.4.2.1. structural details
1.4.2.2. valleys
1.4.2.3. ridges
1.4.2.4. hip
1.4.2.5. slope of roof
1.4.2.6. top roof material
1.4.2.7. location of vents, skylights, drains
1.5. Site Plan (S)
1.5.1. Map for development of project
1.5.2. Property lines
1.5.3. Landscaping
1.5.4. Utilities
1.5.5. Construction
1.5.6. Paving
1.5.7. Terrain features
1.5.8. sidewalks
1.5.9. location and orientation
1.5.10. water sewage and gas lines
1.5.11. location of drainage
1.5.12. scale of plot plan
2. Perspective drawings
2.1. Isometric
2.1.1. Drawing that stands of corner
2.2. Oblique
2.2.1. One surface parrell to page
2.3. Perspective
2.3.1. Vanishing Point Drawing
3. Types of lines on Blueprints
3.1. Object Line
3.1.1. Thick Line
3.2. Hidden Line
3.2.1. dashes
3.3. Section Line
3.3.1. thin line
3.3.2. has arrow around circle to indicate direction section is looking at
3.3.3. circle split into 2 partitions
3.3.4. top number/letter tells you the section you are looking at
3.3.5. bottom tells you which page to look at
3.4. Center Line
3.4.1. dash dot dash dot line
3.4.2. used to separate sections
3.5. Dimension Line
3.5.1. a line with 2 arrows or extending lines to show the length of an object or portion of the map
3.6. Extension Line
3.6.1. a line to keep the measurement away from the point measured
3.7. Leader Line
3.7.1. points to a point or object inside of drawing/object
3.7.2. explanation line at 45 degrees
3.8. Break Line
3.8.1. to show a break in object line looks like a heart rate monitor two parallel curving lines or cylinder
4. Reading a blue print
4.1. Prism shaped Ruler ( Architectural/ Engineer)
4.2. Scales
4.3. Legends/Symbols
4.4. Notes
4.5. Specifications book
4.5.1. to be read after the blueprints for specifications of materials installation procedures.