Measuring, Drafting, and Technical Drawing Conventions

Question 1

Engineer’s scale

Answer 1

-Uses decimal fractions of a foot

Question 2

Architect’s scale

Answer 2

-Uses feet and inches

Question 3

Metric scale

Answer 3

-Uses decimal fractions like an engineer’s schedule but those dimensions represent centimeters and meters

Question 4

Graphic scale

Answer 4

-not used to measure inches and feet

Question 5

Construction line

Answer 5

-Very thin continuous line

Question 6

Hidden line

Answer 6

• Short dashed line

- Used to represent an element not directly visible

Question 7

Centerline

Answer 7

• Thin line

- Represents center of arc, circle, window, etc

Question 8

Phantom line

Answer 8

• Series of long single dashes separated by pairs of short dashes
• Used to illustrate section cuts that do not physically exist