Component, sub-component and assembly drawings
3.10 Sub-component drawing illustrating details of the component itself. (Original scale full size)
the users of the document, the detailer must not only be
confident that he knows the answer but also be aware of
the full implications of the question.
It was stated at the outset that this book is not intended
as a textbook on building construction but it would be
futile to pretend that the preparation of a set of working
drawings can be regarded as an academic exercise, to be
undertaken without reference to its content. Clearly, form
and content interact, and the point is raised now because
it is precisely here, in the area of assembly detailing, that
the really fundamental questions of adequacy emerge:
Will the construction function adequately?
Is the method of presentation adequate?
Does the range of detailing anticipate adequately
all the constructional problems that will be
encountered by someone trying to erect the
building?Check lists are of limited value. There is really no
substitute for the complete involvement of the detailer in
his task, for an intelligent anticipation of the possible
difficulties, and for an alert awareness of the total
problem while individual aspects of it are being dealt
with. Nevertheless, it is useful at times to review one’s
work formally, if only because to do so concentrates the
mind wonderfully. Since two distinct aspects of detailing
are involved, two lists may be formulated.