NCIDQ - IDFX FLASH CARDS (Design
Communication)
What type of diagram is shown here? - correct answer ✔✔This is an example of an adjacency matrix. An
adjacency matrix can also be drawn as a square grid, with information duplicated or only half the matrix
filled in.
What type of diagram is this? - correct answer ✔✔This is a graphical example of a bubble diagram.
What is a base plan? - correct answer ✔✔This is a floor plan drawing of an existing space that an interior
designer uses in developing interior design drawings.
What type of scale is this, and when should it be used? - correct answer ✔✔This is an example of a
graphic scale.
A graphic scale should be included on drawings that have been resized in uneven increments or that
might be used by a person who does not have an instrument with which to scale.
What is poché? - correct answer ✔✔This is a graphic shading element (either patterned or solid black)
used to fill in walls on a plan or to indicate material types in a section.
What are the three types of axonometric drawings? - correct answer ✔✔The three types are:
- isometric
- dimetric
- trimetric
What distinguishes an oblique drawing of an object from an axonometric drawing? - correct answer
✔✔The first is drawn so that one plane of the object appears to be parallel to the picture plane.
The second is drawn so that all three planes of the object appear to be at an angle to the picture plane.
Communication)
What type of diagram is shown here? - correct answer ✔✔This is an example of an adjacency matrix. An
adjacency matrix can also be drawn as a square grid, with information duplicated or only half the matrix
filled in.
What type of diagram is this? - correct answer ✔✔This is a graphical example of a bubble diagram.
What is a base plan? - correct answer ✔✔This is a floor plan drawing of an existing space that an interior
designer uses in developing interior design drawings.
What type of scale is this, and when should it be used? - correct answer ✔✔This is an example of a
graphic scale.
A graphic scale should be included on drawings that have been resized in uneven increments or that
might be used by a person who does not have an instrument with which to scale.
What is poché? - correct answer ✔✔This is a graphic shading element (either patterned or solid black)
used to fill in walls on a plan or to indicate material types in a section.
What are the three types of axonometric drawings? - correct answer ✔✔The three types are:
- isometric
- dimetric
- trimetric
What distinguishes an oblique drawing of an object from an axonometric drawing? - correct answer
✔✔The first is drawn so that one plane of the object appears to be parallel to the picture plane.
The second is drawn so that all three planes of the object appear to be at an angle to the picture plane.
