Architectural Practices
Task Checklists
Draw Enlarged Floor Plans
Lay out sheet
- Sheet includes appropriate cross-reference information: title block, north arrow, drawing date, approval stamps, sheet number, legends, notes
Create viewports
- All required enlarged floor plans are shown: existing plans, demolition plans, alteration plans
- Viewport sizes are adequate to show all required information
- Space is provided for information not yet shown: dimensions, notes
Add views from model
- All required information from model is shown: walls, adjacent construction, toilet partitions, plumbing fixtures, grab bars, counters, dimensions, grid lines and bubbles
- Only appropriate layers are shown
- Information is shown at appropriate scale: walls, notes, symbols, dimensions, room names, room numbers
- Graphics is shown at appropriate scale: hatching, symbols
- All demolition information is shown: items to be removed, replaced, patched, repaired
Add supplemental information
- Required supplemental information has been added: floor plan titles, building identifiers, room types, dimensions, grid bubbles, door symbols
- Supplemental information is shown at appropriate scale
Comments
- This task is usually started in DD phase and completed in CD phase.
- Work prior to completing the enlarged floor plans, like drawing the CAD-based floor plan model is covered as a separate task.
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- Original post: October 25, 2005, written by Dennis V. O'Neill.
- Last revision: October 25, 2005.
- Thanks for comments from: Marvin Johnson, Beverly Prior Architects
Copyright 2004 - 2007 Dennis V. O'Neill