Advanced Construction: Sections
Week 4 Lecture Notes: Ch 10-11
Advanced Construction Documents
Week 4 Lecture Notes
Chapter 10: Sections
Section drawings take an imaginary slice through an object or building and give information on height, and relationships between floors, ceilings, spaces, walls, and in some instances details of specific contraction techniques.
Two or more sections are often cut at 90 degrees to one another to give additional information, unless the space or object is very simple.
The slice should be taken where it will BEST illustrate the relationship between significant components of an object or interior space.
It is ideally cut in a continuous straight plane but may be cut in jogs.
The location of this cut is indicated on the floor plan or elevation (whichever is the base drawing) with a graphical symbol. (This symbol gives the section an identification number with an arrow that shows the direction the person is looking when viewing the final section drawing.) The arrow on the building section symbol shows the direction of the view. The top number is the section number, and the bottom one indicates the sheet it is drawn on.
Types of Section Drawings
Full Sections
Total Building
Interior Space
Object
Partial section
An isolated area that need illustration
Building Section
Cut all the way through a building
Wall section
Only cut through a wall
Building Cabinet Section
Used to show built-0n 0or custom components within a space such as shelving Interior Construction drawings: Sometimes sections & details are interchanged causing confusion Details:
Section cuts THROUGH small portions of construction or objects
Details are NOT always drawn in section
They may also include enlarged portions of the floor plan or elevation
Scale of section drawing:
ID 312 Advanced Construction Documents Ch 10-11 Lecture Notes
Faculty: DeBauge-Harcum
Page 1
Week 4 Lecture Notes: Ch 10-11
Scale of Section Drawings:
Ranges from 1/8” to 3” - depends
Advanced Construction Documents
Week 4 Lecture Notes
Chapter 10: Sections
Section drawings take an imaginary slice through an object or building and give information on height, and relationships between floors, ceilings, spaces, walls, and in some instances details of specific contraction techniques.
Two or more sections are often cut at 90 degrees to one another to give additional information, unless the space or object is very simple.
The slice should be taken where it will BEST illustrate the relationship between significant components of an object or interior space.
It is ideally cut in a continuous straight plane but may be cut in jogs.
The location of this cut is indicated on the floor plan or elevation (whichever is the base drawing) with a graphical symbol. (This symbol gives the section an identification number with an arrow that shows the direction the person is looking when viewing the final section drawing.) The arrow on the building section symbol shows the direction of the view. The top number is the section number, and the bottom one indicates the sheet it is drawn on.
Types of Section Drawings
Full Sections
Total Building
Interior Space
Object
Partial section
An isolated area that need illustration
Building Section
Cut all the way through a building
Wall section
Only cut through a wall
Building Cabinet Section
Used to show built-0n 0or custom components within a space such as shelving Interior Construction drawings: Sometimes sections & details are interchanged causing confusion Details:
Section cuts THROUGH small portions of construction or objects
Details are NOT always drawn in section
They may also include enlarged portions of the floor plan or elevation
Scale of section drawing:
ID 312 Advanced Construction Documents Ch 10-11 Lecture Notes
Faculty: DeBauge-Harcum
Page 1
Week 4 Lecture Notes: Ch 10-11
Scale of Section Drawings:
Ranges from 1/8” to 3” - depends