Part 1. Drawing communication, equipment, fundamentals, and classification systems : Design as communication : Drawing for idea generation ; Drawing as design and presentation media ; Drawing as a guide for construction ; Issues affecting how interior designers communicate -- Drafting Equipment and its care : Drawing tables and surfaces ; Drawing papers and plastic film ; Pencils, leads, and pens ; Parallel bar, T-square, and drafting machines ; Triangles, templates, and compasses ; Scales ; Erasers, erasing shields, and brushes ; Additional equipment -- Drawing and drafting fundamentals : Drawing ; Drafting ; Starting the drawing ; Drafting standards, abbreviations, and symbols ; Lettering -- Drawing classification systems : Multiview drawings ; Single-view drawings ; Axonometric projections ; Oblique projections ; Perspective drawings -- Part 2. The design process: transition from concepts to construction drawings : Concept development and the design process : The design process: the analysis phase ; The synthesis phase -- Part 3. Contract documents : Construction drawings, specifications, and contracts : Specifications ; Construction drawings ; Guidelines for preparing construction drawings ; Drawing conventions and representations ; Modular units -- As-built drawings and demolition plans : As-built drawings ; Demolition plans -- Floor plans : Floor plans in modular units ; Wall and partition types and construction ; Scale of floor plans ; Drafting standards ; Walls in plan view ; Doors and windows in plan view ; Graphic and text notation on floor plans ; Architectural symbols ; Dimensioning floor plans ; Dimensioning floor plans ; Designation of materials -- Fire and life safety plans : Building code compliance analysis ; Fire and life safety plans -- Elevations : Exterior elevations ; Interior elevations ; Scale of interior elevations ; Drafting standards for interior elevations ; Designation of materials ; Dimensioning elevations -- Sections : Types of section drawings ; Scale of section drawings ; Drafting standards ; Building sections ; Sections of interior spaces ; Wall sections ; Detail and object sections -- Specialty drawings : Purpose of specialty drawings ; Stairs and ramps ; Millwork ; Cabinetry ; Fireplaces -- Door and window schedules : Doors ; Door classifications: operation, types, and materials -- Door hardware schedules ; Windows ; Window schedules -- Finish schedules and finish plans : Room finish schedules ; Finish plans ; Drafting standards for finish plans -- Furniture installation plans : Scale of furniture installation plans ; Drafting standards for furniture installation plans ; Dimensioning furniture installation plans ; Designation of materials -- Furnishings and equipment plans : Scale of drawings ; Drafting standards ; DImensioning furnishings and equipment plans -- Lighting: reflected ceiling and electrical plans : Lighting design process ; The reflected ceiling plan ; Types of ceiling systems ; Code issues affecting lighting ; Electrical or power plans -- Part 4. Structural, mechanical and plumbing systems : Structural systems for buildings : Building foundations and footings ; Foundation and plans ; Structural walls and columns ; Floor and roof systems ; Framing plans ; Floor framing plans ; Roof framing plans ; Roof plans -- Mechanical and plumbing plans : Mechanical (HVAC) plans ; Scale of HVAC plans ; Drafting standards for HVAC plans ; Plumbing systems and plans ; Scale of plumbing drawings ; Drafting standards for plumbing drawings ; Designation of materials for plumbing plans ; Dimensioning plumbing plans -- Appendix A. Abbreviations for construction drawings -- Appendix B. Selected 2010 ADA design standards -- Appendix C. Trigonometric functions: sines and cosines of angles.