Sketches and Blueprints
Rough Sketches
Final Blueprints
You final design document folder should contain the following components:
1. A cover page with the names of your team members, the name of the structure, and a logo (optional).
2. Sketch or sketches of your structure design.
3. A brief description of why you think your structure will be strong enough to hold a large amount of weight, and describe any special, unique, or important construction techniques you might use.
4. A prediction of how much weight your structure will hold (pounds).
5. These blueprints should show multiple views of your structure. Most likely, you will need a side view, a top view, a bottom view and a front view. Your construction managers (teachers) will help you decide what blueprints your team will require.
Your structure design document folder must be reviewed and signed off on prior to building your structure.
Rough Sketches
- The first step in building your structure is sketching out the design of your structure. This is not a blueprint, but it is a sketch of what you think the structure should look like when it is built. A sketch is a quick drawing of what you think your final structure will look like. It may not contain every detail, but it will give someone an excellent idea of what you hope to build.
- You should make use of the knowledge that you have gathered from reviewing the research links given to you on this site.
- You might want to make several sketches.
- Don't hesitate to make your sketches full size.
- Also, make sure you understand the rules and requirements before beginning work on your sketches.
- Before moving on to the next step, creating your blueprint, you will need to have your sketches reviewed by your teacher.
Final Blueprints
You final design document folder should contain the following components:
1. A cover page with the names of your team members, the name of the structure, and a logo (optional).
2. Sketch or sketches of your structure design.
3. A brief description of why you think your structure will be strong enough to hold a large amount of weight, and describe any special, unique, or important construction techniques you might use.
4. A prediction of how much weight your structure will hold (pounds).
5. These blueprints should show multiple views of your structure. Most likely, you will need a side view, a top view, a bottom view and a front view. Your construction managers (teachers) will help you decide what blueprints your team will require.
Your structure design document folder must be reviewed and signed off on prior to building your structure.