Exam 3: Preparing for Success

The term scale refers to using a ratio to reduce or enlarge the size of a drawing for plotting.

What should you do when developing sketches?

Which scale is recommended for drawing interior elevations and simple building sections that do not require large amounts of detailing?

When forming an isometric drawing, all horizontal planes are represented by a 40 angle, and vertical lines represent all vertical planes.

A circle in an isometric sketch will appear as an ellipse.

What type of conversions change a value from one system (e.g. 1'') to a rounded value in another system (e.g., 25 mm)?

Isometric sketches are representations that display the objects much as they appear to the eye.

What size is a piece of rough lumber that is one board foot?

What type of conversions are made by using a mathematical formula to change a value of one system (e.g., 1'') to the equivalent value in another system (e.g., 25.4 mm)?

The key to completing an isometric projection is the placement of the object in the glass cube so that the sides of the object are parallel to the sides of the cube.

A(n) ____ projection shows only one side of an object.

What type of scales are used for drawing and verifying measurements on land-related drawings such as site plans, maps, or subdivision plats?

In what year did federal law mandate the metric system as the preferred system of measurement for the United States?

Isometric drawings are primarily used in _____ drawings.

A triangular architect's scale typically contains ____ different scales.