5
Section 1
Introduction to Print
Reading
Unit 1
Construction Drawing
Organization
..................................11
Unit 2
Construction Math and
Application
.....................................
25
Fractions
.........................................
25
Calculating Dimensions
............
30
Area Measurement
.....................
32
Volume Measurement
...............
34
Activity 2-1: Problems in
Construction Mathematics
.... 37
Unit 3
Reading Measuring Tools
and Using Scales
........................
45
Fractional Rule
.............................
45
Metric Rule
.....................................
45
Using Scales
.................................
48
Activity 3-1: Reading a Fractional
Rule
...........................................
55
Contents
Activity 3-2: Reading a Metric
Rule
............................................56
Activity 3-3: Reading a
Scale........57
Activity 3-4: Identifying Missing
Dimensions
...............................59
Activity 3-5: Reading and Drawing
Using
Scales.............................60
Section 2
Print Reading Basics
Unit 4
Lines and Symbols
....................65
The Alphabet of Lines
................65
Symbols
...........................................68
Abbreviations
.................................69
Activity 4-1: Alphabet of Lines
.....72
Activity 4-2: Construction Drawing
Symbols
.....................................73
Unit 5
Fundamental Drawing
Practices
.............................................75
Sketching Technique
...................75
Proportion in Sketching
.............79
Steps in Sketching an Object
.....79
Sketching Aids
...............................80