BEFORE THE ARCHITECT – LEXICON
HOUSE PLANS ABBREVIATIONS
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Well, here we are. You've come this far because you're interested in house plans. The Autocad Granddad is pleased.
You are, of course, free to visit the other part of the House Plans Lexicon, the Dictionary.
The AG's House Plan Lexicon includes about 400 abbreviations that can pack any architectural drafting worth its salt. These abbreviations accomplish several ends —
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save loads of space so the references don't cover up the drawing to which they refer |
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look cool (while being not especially hard to get the hang of and recall) |
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give the draftsman a chance to highlight or "float" the drawings. |
When you put a lot of these abbreviations on a drawing, it is good practice to send along a sheet identifying all the abbreviations you used. That sheet is appropriately identified as a "Key" or "Legend" or even simply "Abbreviations."
While several abbreviations include the same letters, they can have different meanings. Think about it. If you see EC along a wiggly line in a side yard, it is so much more likely Existing Contour rather than Empty Conduit. Duh.
The AG's abbreviations are organized alphabetically:
A; B; C; D; E; F; G-H; I-L; M-O; P-R; S; T-X
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