Title: Interpret technical documentation.
Course: Technical Drawing and Design (21101-36) > Section: Exploring Technical Drawing Foundations

Interpretation should include demonstrating

- knowledge of common symbols, schematics, and standards used in architectural and engineering drawings (e.g., symbol, schematics, and lettering literacy)
- the ability to read a technical drawing and apply the information to a new drawing
- recognition of communicated information with language of line types
- knowledge of and application of alphabet of lines to communicate specific information.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is constructed lettering still important?
- What is the most common lettering style used on drawings?
- What do hidden lines represent in an orthographic projection?
- What is the function of center lines?
- What do object lines show?
- How is lettering manipulated using a CAD program?