Title: Identify basic blueprint terms, components, and symbols.
Course: Masonry I (17008-I) > Section: Reading Blueprints

Identification should include

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

Process/Skill Questions:

- What plans are needed to obtain a building permit?
- Why do masons need to understand symbols on construction or building plans?

NCCER Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills, 2015

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.

NCCER Masonry Standards

Level One, Module Four (28103-13): Measurements, Drawings, and Specifications

This module provides a review of the calculation of distances and areas common in masonry work, describes the information found on residential construction drawings, and reviews the role of specifications, standards, and codes.