Part II: Drafting Conventions

Chapter One: Drawing Layout

1. Chapter One: Drawing Layout

1. Standards
1. some stuff is hard to change later
2. names ARE the drawer
3. drawing numbers with meaning
4. file structure
5. job standards
6. AIA standard CAD file guidelines
2. Templates
1. title block
2. basic information at a glance
3. comfortable and complete
4. size and shape
5. borders
6. logos and stamps
7. disclaimers or other notes
8. architectural standards
9. engineering standards
10. European standards
3. Layers Upon Layers
1. many drawings in one
2. simplifying complexity
3. simple naming conventions
4. AIA layer naming conventions
4. Title Block
1. size and shape
2. basic information at a glance
3. logos and stamps
4. disclaimers or other notes
5. borders
5. Page Size
1. comfortable and complete
2. adhere to a job standard
3. architectural standards
4. engineering standards
5. European standards
6. Getting Consistency
1. templates
2. title blocks
3. layouts
4. standard styles
7. Names ARE the Drawer
1. drawing numbers
2. file structure
3. AIA standard CAD file guidelines
8. Layers Upon Layers
1. many drawings in one
2. simplifying complexity
3. simple naming conventions
4. AIA layer naming conventions

2. Chapter Two: The Look on Paper

1. Line Weight and Line Type
2. Using Color

3. Chapter Three: Drawing Viewpoint

1. Two Dimensional Views
1. groundplan or top view
2. center section
3. front face
4. relative faces
2. Combined Views
1. rolling the view
2. cutaway sections
3. Three-Dimensional Views
1. isometric projection
2. orthogrphic projection
3. one-Point perspective
4. two-point perspective

4. Chapter Four: Special Viewpoints

1. Section
1. standard section
2. section cutline
3. cutaway
4. offset section
5. layover section
6. spokes
2. Breakaway
1. breakaway reveal
2. shortened object
3. shortened round object

5. Chapter Five: Details and Information Schedules

6. Chapter Six: Dissecting Dimensions

1. A Few Good Dimensions
1. Clarity
2. Brevity
2. Dimension Styles
1. arrows
2. text placement
3. extension lines
4. dimension lines
3. Linear Dimensions
1. baseline
2. continuous
3. ordinate
4. Non-Linear Dimensions
1. radius
2. diameter
3. inside angles
4. outside angles
5. matchmarks

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The Approuch

When a scenographic designer sets out to convey a design concept to producers, fellow artists and technical staff' the designer produces a model or a set of design sketches, drawings and renderings. Design drawings are intended to make the design vision clear. The designer and/or the technical director must produce a clear set of construction drawings for the shop(s) to build from. Producing a complete set of construction drawings and then keeping up with all of the changes is time consuming and takes a great deal of skill and knowlege. Construction drawings must be clear, readable and complete. They should not confuse or distract the shop.

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Communicating the Design:

Instead of describing a project with words occasionally illustrated with drawings, the drafter is describing a project with drawings occasionally illustrated with margin notes. For the purposes of design and construction, any other approuch would not work.

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