Basic Drafting Standards - Interior Design - University of Minnesota

Architectural drafting is basically pictorial images of buildings, interiors, details, or other items that need to be built. These are
different from other types of drawings as they are drawn to scale, include accurate measurements and detailed information, and
other information necessary to build a structure. These documents are graphic representations to communicate how to do the
construction, remodeling, or installation of a design project. These include drawings for floor plans, elevations, sections, details,
ceiling plans, finish schedules, and mechanical information such as electrical, plumbing, air conditioning, and heating plans.
TYPES OF DRAFTING
There are three categories of drawings in interior design: process drawings (preliminary images, sketches, schematics, etc.),
construction documents (drafted drawings, working drawings, plans, elevations, sections, details, etc.), and presentation drawings
(illustrated sketches and three-dimensional views including perspectives, obliques, isometrics, etc.). The main focus of this section is
the drafted drawing of which there are also three different types: technical sketch, mechanical drafting, and CAD (computer-aided
drafting). These all fall under the heading of architectural drafting as they each convey building detail in scale and use of a common
graphic language.
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