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cross section cut, continuous or broken?
should there be a Line between the floors/foundation or can it be a continuous line - I like the aesthetics of the latter but I'm not sure if it's allowed? Due to the scale, I am leaving them infill blank.
I would use dashed extension line for registration (alignment) broken at the detail solid lines so as not to confuse the builder, general contractor, and plancheckers - I reference full lateral and longitudinal building sections (this also shows building massing & room profiles) with balloons to enlarged details on the detail sheets - BIM is a good program to use - use old farts just cut and rescale with additional information - I have worked for architects who add much technical illustration to the CD set to justify the A/E fee which is obviously their business, however this doesn't impress many GC's and developers but often helps with investors and inexperience field crews - "old school" construction sets are not technically illustrated to any meaningful degree as this can be graphically done in the specification book ...
Much like lawyers many design professions are highly skilled in making a short story long ...
thanks for your reply but this is university work. is the preferred style (a continuous uninterrupted cut) acceptable?
in this field the first rule is "there are no rules" - you didn't indicate what type of "work" - there are no preferred styles unless you are using AIA or office standards - generally all CD's must be graphically clear and concise - an instructor stated all drawings must be complete so users don't need to call for clarifications ...
K-Panther, talk to your professor. They have their preferred manner and that is how they will grade you. There is no one singular right way to do this stuff in reality. Schools are schools of thought and philosophy. They each have their own 'school of thought' on how to do technical drawings. Follow the methods they want because they are grading you based on their idea of how it should be done. In other words, pander to their damn asses and get it done and move on from there. You need the grade, just do it for the grade and move on. Just don't be religiously attached to their method when going into the professional world.
thanks to everyone and your great advice
Are they going to pour the concrete foundation wall at the same time as the slab? Probably not. There would be a joint. You need to think about the process of construction and how it is actually going to be built on site.
if it is a turn-down slab foundation (one pour) there is no cold joint - don't forget the perimeter rigid insulation ...
Don't forget to lower the line for outside ground plane slightly below the inside floor plane. It shows that you understand / considered water intrusion.
PS: I vote no line. Regardless of the pour sequence, this is "design intent" drawing, and in design intent, we architects typically consider all the connected concrete as a single contiguous mass.
Cross Section cut? Your question has and had me confused.
A cross section cut is usually taken horizontality through the plan in order to capture a section through a space without doing an additional drawing. You literally shift the location where it will the plan will be sliced.
A Wall Section cut is usually done in the vertical aspect so as to fit the height of the drawing on a sheet and not need to be repetitive. Nothing in your images indicates a need for a cut. It seems to be a simple turned down slab with a wall sitting on it. What scale are you drawing at? - this also as an impact. I would rarely ever show people in a wall section. Scale matters because it focuses the intent of the drawing.
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