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DRAWING A FLOOR PLAN This series of drawings illustrates the sequence in which a plan drawing is executed. Although this sequence can vary, depending on the nature of the building design being drawn, always try to proceed from the most continuous, regulating elements to those that are contained or defined by the elements. I I ·- - -· l I I I ' 1 I I l I I i r=r- l I i I ! I I I I I ' ! ' ; I I j I I I r--· ::=:::::! I ! I I I I i I I I • First, establisht hemajor lines that regulate the positionof structural elem ts an w en d alls. • Agrid of cen terlines is a convenient and effective means of indicating a structural or modular system. 40 /A RCHITECTURAL G RAPHIC S • Next, give proper thickness to the major walls and other structural elements such as posts and columns.