Reading Construction Drawings

To book this or any course, or for further information, please contact Liz Carroll at cpskillnet@cif.ie.

Target Audience: Anyone who needs to be able to read construction drawings

Aim: The aim of this course is to enhance knowledge, understanding and skills associated with reading and interpreting construction
drawings
Content

• Understanding drawing presentations, elevations, plans and sections.
  – Points, lines and planes.
  – Horizontal plane, Vertical plane.
• Architectural drawings and Engineering Drawings.
• Drawings Codes and Standards.
  – BS1192 Naming Convention
• Recognition of ‘line types’ and application.
• Dimensioning techniques and methods.
• Interpretation of drawings produced to scale.
• Typical scales used in construction drawings.
• Extracting scaled dimensions from drawings.
• Understanding and interpreting drawing titles.
• Recognition and interpretation of typical conventions and symbols.
• Significance of scaled and written dimensions.

Resources: (course participants to bring) • Note book, sketch pad, pencils, markers.