Chapter 13 Visual Communication: Drawings, Renderings, and Models 457 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. The beauty of software-generated perspectives is that they are easy to create and modify, Figure 13-29. The disadvantage is that they can sometimes appear mechan- ical with a hard edge to them once printed. To make digital perspectives look more realistic, many designers create a hybrid perspective that combines digital- and hand-draw- ing skills. To do this, they will generate the full perspective in the computer, print the perspective, and then lay tracing paper over it to resketch it by hand. This technique allows the designer to use the speed of the computer, and yet their manual skills to draw in the client’s exact furniture details that may not be available in the software. This can be an effective, time-saving combination of skills. Construction Drawings Contract documents consist of the contracts (agreements), construction drawings, and specifications requirements for a new construction or a remodel project. Contracts are the legal documents outlining the responsibilities of each party, scope of project, the project timeline, and the parties involved in the agreement. The full set of contract documents indicate that you will deliver, for a certain sum of money, the project as outlined. If you do not follow the contract, there could be legal or financial consequences. Specifications (or “specs”) are documents in written format that clearly describe the requirements for type and quality of materials, work-quality expectations, and the conditions and details for executing the work. If the client’s project is small, the designer can record the specifications directly on the construction drawings. If the projects are large, the specifications are included in a job book or project manual. Specifications should not duplicate the construction drawings, but comple- ment them. The three major types of specifications are proprietary, descriptive, and performance. Samantha Wilson, Senior Interior Design Student, Colorado State University Figure 13-29 In these sketches for the design of a homeless shelter facility, the designer used a software program to produce the digital floor plan and perspectives, and then imported 3D symbols into the rooms.