Blueprint Reading

356 Index

Center lines, 40
Chordal pitch, 189
Circular pitch, 189
Civil drawings, 115–116
Civil engineer’s scale, 61
Clearance, 189
Closed specs, 242
Computer-aided design and drafting (CAD and
CADD), 3, 15–20
Construction drawings, 111-112
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), 239
Contour lines, 49
Conversion factors, 331-338
Coordinate measuring machines (CMM), 165
Coordination guidelines, 245–248
Cover sheet, 115
Crest, 187
Cut thread, 187
Cutting-plane lines, 47

D

Dashed lines, 38
Dedendum, 189
Demolition plan, 121–122
Depth, 188
Details, 157–158
Diametral pitch, 188
Diazo-print process, 2
Die, 169
Dimension, 53–70
Actual size, 68
Angular, 68
Conventions, 54
Linear, 66
Metric system, 54
Nominal size, 68
Reference, 68
Scales, 56–66
Tolerances, 70
Types, 53–54
Dimension lines, 44
Dimetric projection, 96
Door and window schedules, 221–228
Drainage plans, 124
Drawings, 21–36

Architectural, 130–134

Civil, 115–116

Construction, 21

Details, 25

Electrical, 151–156

Industrial, 173–175

Machinist, 175–182

Mechanical, 141–146

Miscellaneous, 25, 157–161

Oblique, 85–86

One-point perspective, 102

Parallel perspective, 102

Perspective, 101

Pictorial, 99–101

Plumbing, 147–151

Preliminary-design and concept, 21, 111

Presentation, 21, 111

Revision block, 31

Scale, 34

Shop and assembly, 24, 112–113, 159–161

Site improvement, 124

Site plan, 116–120

Specialized, 25

Three-point perspective, 104

Title blocks, 27

Two-point perspective, 102–103

Working, 21, 111

Zoning, 34

Drill, 169

E

Editing flexibility, 17–18

Electrical drawings, 151–156

Electrical schedules, 233

Electrical symbols, 203

Elevations, 131–134

Execution specs, 253

Extension lines, 43

External thread, 187

F

Face, 189

Fillets, 165