Explore basic principles of communication associated with reading technical drawings (e.g., construction drawings and industrial drawings).

Indicators for this outcome
(a) Investigate different types of drawings as they relate to each building trade (e.g., welding, construction, electrical, plumbing).
(b) Recognize that imperial or metric measurements may be used in technical drawings.
(c) Understand concepts of scale and proportion.
(d) Identify various types of views (e.g., orthographic, pictorial, detail, section, assembly).
(e) Identify basic lines types (e.g., object, hidden, construction, profile) and relevant abbreviations and symbols.
(f) Discuss uses and significance of notes, specifications and tolerances on technical drawings.
(g) Identify information found on the drawing and in a title block.
(h) Read dimensions from a drawing.
(i) Interpret a technical drawing to determine the types and quantity of materials required for construction.
(j) Follow a set of instructional drawings created by a classmate or a commercial manufacturer to assemble an object (e.g., Lego, paper airplane, birdhouse, axle assembly).
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