But they can also be used to delineate spaces that are “open” and not to be confused with a solid wall.Ī Line with Alternating Short and Long Dashes In an elevation view, long and short-dashed lines are usually depicting different elements that are all hidden from view, like shelves behind a cabinet door and a microwave sitting on that shelf. These can be helpful for reference and are called out in a different line type than their shorter-dashed sibling. In a plan view, a line with long dashes is often something that is much higher above you than something that would be shown with a short-dashed line, like the eaves of a roof. A Long-Dashed LineĪ different type of dashed line (and it isn’t always consistent between design firms) can show things that are slightly different than a short-dashed line. In an elevation view, you can’t see the things because they are behind doors, or otherwise hidden from view. In the plan view, you couldn’t see them because they were above the view plane. In an elevation view, these short dashed lines are usually indicating something you can’t see. ![]() In an elevation view, a solid line is something that has an edge or a corner, like a cabinet or a window frame or door jamb. It isn’t a wall (read more about what walls look like below). In a plan view, a solid single line is usually something like the edge of a cabinet, a floor threshold, the nosing of a stair, or the edge of a tabletop. In both cases, the solid lines indicate the boundaries of what you are looking at. Or are you looking at the floor and you can see lines that represent all four walls of your room? That’s a “plan” view. Lines can represent different things depending on what “view” you are looking at - for example, are you looking at the face of one wall of your room and you see lines that represent a window? That’s an “elevation” view. The first and most basic rule of lines in design drawings is that solid lines indicate visible or “real” objects or surfaces, while anything drawing with dots and/or dashes indicates something that is unseen or “hidden” from view. We’ll also add, that if you don’t understand what something is you should absolutely feel OK asking, “What does this line mean?” Solid Versus Dashed or Dotted Lines ![]() But most architects and designers are generally following these rules. We’ll note, though, that there are going to be exceptions to the rules here, and not all architects are the same. So, in the interest of helping people understand what an architecture, interior design, or landscape architecture drawing is communicating, here’s a quick primer on what those pesky lines signify. Just like speaking in acronyms can sow confusion, we’ve found that when we show an architectural drawing to a client, they often don’t know what they’re reading, and conveying a design concept can be muddled by the fact that they just don’t quite know what they’re looking at. In the same respect, reading an architectural drawing is something that can be incredibly confusing to people who don’t know what the heck they’re looking at. No one likes feeling like they have no idea what is going on. Have you ever heard someone talk in a jumble of letters and have no idea what the heck they mean? Well, we hate using acronyms, as they do a lot to make other people feel, well, not so smart. ![]() ![]() Dashed lines, solid lines, ones with dashes and dots, thick ones, thin ones… What do all these lines mean?
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