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APPENDIX F,

Recording Historic Structures and Sites

with HABS Measured Drawings

 

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14.0.0  APPENDIX F:  PROJECTIONS FROM PLANS TO ELEVATIONS

14.0.1  Building elements to be drawn in elevation at an angle to the principal elevation are foreshortened, and must be projected from plans.  This problem occurs most frequently in drawings of cylindrical elements, curved stairs, bay windows and building wings.

14.1.0  Procedure for projecting rectilinear plan elements
14.2.0  Circular stair projections
14.1.0  PROCEDURE FOR PROJECTING RECTILINEAR PLAN ELEMENTS

1)  Lay vellum or scrap drafting film over the area of the plan to be projected;

2)  lay out the horizontal datum line and the horizontal lines of the image;

3)  beginning with corners and edges closest to the picture plane, project the verticals;

4)  erase all hidden lines.

14.2.0  CIRCULAR STAIR PROJECTIONS 

1)  Overlay stair plan with vellum;

2)  lay out lines representing height of each tread;

3)  draw support column;

4)  project the stair edges and corners, rotating the plan drawing in the direction of its rise;

5)  erase all lines hidden behind the support column;

6)  check the number of steps, as well as final positions at landings.  Check handrails for smoothness, accuracy and three-dimensional realism.

Figure 14.1:  Projecting a spiral stair in elevation from a plan.
Figure 14.1:  Projecting a spiral stair from a plan.  Because the plan can seldom be overlaid from one stair rotation to the next, a partial plan template should be used.

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