Prepare for career success in modern building trades with this proven, practical guide to reading, understanding, and working with construction drawings. With topics organized by real-world construction processes, realistic construction drawings integrated into chapter content, hundreds of helpful questions and activities, and full-size residential and commercial construction prints, UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, Seventh Edition, includes everything you need in one convenient package. You'll learn fundamental concepts including views, lines, basic dimensioning, and symbols, as well as...