The dimension may be numeral in feet, millimeters or inches that will be placed above and near the center of the solid dimension of the line. This termination is represented by means of slashes, dots or arrowheads. The dimension lines terminate at the respected extension lines. The extension lines show how long the dimension extent. The dimension lines are used in the drawing to show the length of the dimension. Some of the features where the dashed lines are used are the beams and the headers as shown in figure-4, the electrical circuit runs as shown in figure-5.įig.4: The dashed line is used to represent the beam and the header above.įig.5: The above drawing uses dashed lines in order to represent the electric circuit lines, upper cabinets in the kitchen as well as the dishwasher Extension and Dimension Lines in Architectural Drawings These dashed lines used are subordinate to the main features of the drawings. To represent and show those features that are not visible or have no relationship with the view of the plan dashed lines are used in the architectural drawings. The figure-2 below shows the drawing done by this method.įig.2: An architectural drawing where all lines are of the same thicknessįig.3: An architectural drawing provided with shading for the accentuate features (wall) Dashed Lines in Architectural Drawings This technique is used where the accentuate features like the wall in the floor plans can be provided with dark shading. This method won’t bring any kind of differentiation between the elements of the drawing. Another method is by drawing all the lines of same thickness. This makes them different from other normal thin lines used in the drawing.įig.1: Thick Lines Used in Architectural DrawingsĢ. One main alternative is by employing a style of enhancing the main and important feature of the drawing under consideration, so that it clearly will stand out from other elements in the drawing.įor example, as shown in the figure-1, the floor plan wall outlines or the outlines of the partitions and beam cross section can be made thicker while drafting. There are different alternatives that are used for outline presentation in architectural drawings, which are mentioned below:ġ. This method of presentation varies with different office. The outline lines are employed in the architectural drawings to define the outline as well as the characteristic features of the plan components of the architecture. Extension and Dimension Lines in Architectural Drawings.Outlines Used in Architectural Drawings.But the thin lines are subordinate lines compared with thick ones for the means of identification. Thin lines when compared with the thick lines are not necessarily less important.
Other lines are drawn thin, which will convey other information. This principle is followed and exercised in the CAD drawings too (Computer aided drafting).Ĭertain lines in the drawing are drawn very thick so that they clearly bear other unique form of information on the drawing. If the line width is thick, it is more significant.īefore drawing a line, its significance must be kept it mind. If the thickness of the line is thin, it is less significant. The significance of the lines is mostly conveyed through the thickness of the line. Every line that is used in the drawing must have certain significance or else there won’t exist no significance in its existence. Lines can be considered as the most expressive aspect when dealing with working drawings. This method is a universal language of describing a structure to be built and are called as Drafting. ? Reading time: 1 minuteThe structure that is planned to be built is described by using lines, symbols and notes in architectural drawings.