Get out a clean sheet of notebook paper.

• Looking at your first drawing and drawing folder, describe in complete sentences what you need to improve on in future floor plan drafting.

• Take a couple minutes to study for a quiz

Comment Key:1. LW = Line Weight is incorrect

2. LWC = Line Weight Consistency needs work

3. LQ = Line Quality is poor

4. M = Measurements are incorrect

5. MC = Missing Component of floor plan

6. FH = Free Hand drawing (DON’T do it)

February 19, 2008

Complete on the same sheet of paper as the drill:

• Describe how you would begin drawing a floor plan that is 30’-0” left-to-right by 22’-0” front-to-back. Begin with squaring the paper down, and conclude with the drawing of both sides of the exterior walls.

• Identify the dimensions of the following floor plan components in this class: exterior walls, interior walls, exterior doors, interior doors, door jambs.

• Identify the line types and weights in the drawing below:

QUIZ

A B C D E

RULES

1. ALL LINES BEGIN AS LAYOUT LINES. Draw them as far across the paper as you’ll need them.

2. You should only erase layout lines if you’ve made a measuring mistake. Otherwise, the lines are light enough to not be seen.

3. PULL pencil, don’t PUSH

4. Keep pencil SHARP

5. Any others?

STEPS

1. Square your paper

2. Draw Border (light) – 2’-0” from paper edges

3. Draw Title Block1. 2’-0” from bottom border (light)

2. Three 0’-6” lettering guidelines (light)

3. Vertical spacers (medium): 8’-0”, 14’-0”, 10’-0”, 6’-0”

4. Scale, Drawing Name, Your Name, Date, Period

4. Darken border lines (very heavy)

5. You’ve now got:

1. Drawing Space

2. Title Block

STEPS

6. Find the center of drawing space (light)

7. Lay out extents of floor plan (light)

8. Lay out exterior walls (light) – 0’-6”

9. Lay out interior walls (light) – 0’-5”

10. Lay out doorways and windows (light) 1. Interior Doors = 2’-6”

2. Exterior Doors = 3’-0”

3. Jams = 0’-2”

11. Double-check all measurements

12. Darken all walls with object lines (heavy)

13. Complete fixtures and furniture (medium)

STEPS