Chapter 16 Drawing Elevations

Multiview projection

Also called orthographic projection

Front elevationSix views in a multiview drawing

Rear elevationLeft elevationRight elevationRoof plan / Top

Bottom view/ basement

Exterior elevations are always drawn to the same scale as the floor plan

Presentation DrawingElevation drawing to which landscape and material textures have been added

A dashed line is used to draw major features below the ground line on an exterior elevation

Profile DrawingTerm used to describe the elevation drawing of a site

Auxiliary elevationDrawn when a wall is not at a 90 degree angle on a floor plan

Run12 is assigned to the run when calculating roof pitch

– Angle of a roof described as a ratio– Double the run to find the span

SpanTerm used to describe the distance between roof supports

Interior ElevationDrawing of an inside wall

Windows and doorsPoint of a dashed line represents the part of the window that has the hinge

Should appear on all elevations– Sill– Sash– Mullions– Muntins

Numbers or letters are the key to a window or door on a window or door schedule

DimensioningDatum line remains constant on an elevation drawingVertical dimensioning should read from right side of a drawing