Title: Identify basic blueprint terms, components, and symbols.
Course: Carpentry I (17003-I) > Section: Reading Blueprints

Identification should include

- components, including title block, border, drawing area, revision block, legend, and scale
- lines of construction, including dimension lines, leaders and arrowheads, property lines, cut lines, section cuts, hidden lines, center lines, and object lines
- common abbreviations, symbols, and keynotes.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What plans are needed to obtain a building permit?
- Why do carpenters need to understand symbols on construction/building plans that are not related to carpentry work?

NCCER Carpentry Standards

Level One, Module Four (27104-13): Introduction to Construction Drawings, Specifications, and Layout

Module Four (27104-13) describes the information contained in construction drawings, including foundation, floor, and other plan view drawings, as well as how to read them. It also describes how to interpret schedules and specifications, and how to use the 3-4-5 rule to square buildings.

NCCER Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills, 2015

00102-15 Introduction to Construction Math

Module Two (00102-15) introduces trainees to basic math skills needed in the construction environment. The module reviews whole numbers and fractions; working with decimals; the four primary math operations; reading rulers and tape measures; the Imperial and metric units of measurement; basic geometric figures; and area and volume calculations for two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.

00105-15 Introduction to Construction Drawings

Module Five (00105-15) provides trainees with the information and skills needed to read and understand construction drawings. This module includes a set of four oversize drawings, which is included as an Appendix in the Trainee Guide. The drawings are also available for download from www.nccerirc.com.