Architectural Graphics I

Syllabus

1. Preliminary Graphics Skill (6 hours)
   1. Introduction of drawing and its classification
   2. Drafting equipment and their uses
   3. Line exercises: hatching lines, line pattern, formation of line
   4. Conventional building drawing symbols
   5. Technical lettering and its types
   6. Scale and dimensioning, its types and system
   7. Geometry and geometrical construction
2. Theory of Projection (4 hours)
   1. Introduction and types of projection: parallel and conical projection (axonometric, oblique, isometric, orthographic, perspective)
3. Orthographic Projection (2D Drawings) (4 hours)
   1. Introduction and system of 3 planes
   2. Principle of orthographic projection
   3. Projection of points, line and plane in different reference planes: first and third angle projection
4. Isometric Projection (1 hour)
   1. Isometric scale
   2. Isometric axes, non isometric axes, isometric lines and planes
5. Conversion of 3D into 2D and 2D into 3D (1 hour)
   1. Conversion of isometric views into orthographic drawings
   2. Conversion of orthographic view into isometric drawings
6. Other Graphical Views, Sections and Intersection of Surfaces (4 hours)
   1. Sectional views and their types
   2. Conic section and engineering curves
   3. Section of solids
   4. Intersection of surfaces and interpenetration
   5. Development of surfaces
7. Building Drawings (2 hours)
   1. Building anatomy and its terminologies
   2. Staircase section, wall section, door window details, types of roof
8. Perspective Projection (8 hours)
   1. Introduction and perspective terms
   2. Types of perspective: one point, two point and three point
   3. Views of perspective projection: normal eye view, worm's eye view and bird's eye view
   4. Principles, importance and use of perspective views
   5. Difference between perspective and isometric views
   6. Exercises and application of perspective projection in architectural drawings

Practicals

Sixty hours of exercises covering name plate and border line, line exercises, conventional symbols, technical lettering, scale and dimensioning, geometric construction, theory of projection, orthographic and pictorial projection, isometric projection and conversions, sections and intersection of surfaces, development of surfaces, building drawings of a one and half storied building, and perspective drawings (one point, two point, exterior and interior views).