Maricopa Community Colleges  ARC161   20042-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/27/04
ARC161 20042-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Residential Architectural Drafting
Basics of residential drafting and documentation topics and techniques. Includes preliminary planning and preparation for residential documentation; use of the local building codes and standards; complete drawing and annotation of a floor plan, reflected ceiling plan, roof plan, a building sections, framing plan, and exterior elevations. Prerequisites: CNS130 or permission of department.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ARC161   20042-99999 Residential Architectural Drafting
1. Explain basic preparation, data gathering, and planning needed for residential drafting and documentation. (I, II)
2. Identify and use all the information needed to present a properly documented floor plan. (III)
3. Identify and use all the information needed to present a properly documented reflected ceiling plan. (IV)
4. Identify and use all the information needed to present a properly documented roof plan. (V)
5. Identify and use all the information needed to present a properly documented building sections, including types, scales, alignments, materials, dimensions and material annotations. (VI)
6. Identify and use all the information needed to present in a properly documented framing plan for floor and roof. (VII)
7. Identify and use all the information needed to present a properly documented exterior elevation. (VIII)
8. Demonstrate the qualities of a good draftsperson in a cooperative relationship with fellow workers and supervisors. (I-VIII)
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ARC161   20042-99999 Residential Architectural Drafting
    I. Basic Drafting Environments Guides
        A. Computer software set-up and instruction for documentation
          1. Instruction to creation of a base plan
          2. Layers
          3. Layout setting
          4. Scales
          5. Text style and size (model space and paper space)
          6. Dimensioning styles
          7. Block (existing and new)
          8. Plot settings
        B. Board instruction for documentation
          1. Sheet sizes
          2. Lettering
          3. Scales
          4. Dimensioning
          5. Drawing arrangements on sheets
      II. Fundamentals of Residential Drafting and Documentation
          A. Vocabulary
          B. Terminology
          C. Symbols
        III. Fundamentals of Residential Floor Plans
            A. Square footage and space requirement and relations
            B. Resource materials
            C. Plan drawing
            D. Annotations
            E. Dimensions
          IV. Basic Residential Reflected Ceiling Plan
              A. Plan drawing
              B. Annotations
              C. Dimensions
            V. Residential Roof Plan
                A. Roof styles
                B. Roof plan drawing
                C. Annotations
              VI. Building Sections
                  A. Basic residential structure: framing methods
                  B. Section layout
                VII. Framing Plans
                    A. Floor framing plan
                      1. Drawing
                      2. Dimensioning
                      3. Annotation
                    B. Roof framing plan
                      1. Drawing
                      2. Dimensioning
                      3. Annotation
                  VIII. Building Elevations
                      A. Views (front, rear, and sides)
                      B. Annotations (material identification)
                      C. Dimensions
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