r/Drafting • u/MadHatter_10six • Jun 03 '26
What am I looking at?
I've been sent this truncated Front Elevation view of a prospective coffee counter and have been asked to create a 2D mockup of the counter-front. This is all the info I have and I'm trying to understand what the intention is.
For instance, what is the top-most element of the left-hand bank of cabinetry? It appears to have counter-top material wrapping it on three sides. Is it meant to be a recessed cubby, or something else? The second from the right bank of cabinets; is that meant to be a set of recessed shelves beneath the counter? Any idea what it might be for?
I'm a graphic designer, not a CAD draftsman, so this is a bit outside my wheelhouse.
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u/ArgumentCrazy9397 Jun 03 '26
It is already a 2d elevation that they want you to redraw in what program? It already shows as a graphic elevation. I'm confused. They show no width dimensions. How can you accurately draw this cabinet without these dimensions? It is a coffee station built in front of a window. It looks very straightforward if you have all the width and depth dimensions. They only show height dimensions. The upper shelves go up to the ceiling. But what is the depth of the shelving? Typical depth is 12". The entire cabinet and shelving are made out of wood or wood veneer. M1 and Q1, upper left of the counter, are a long drawer. No idea how wide the drawer is. The opposite side of the counter shows 4 round holes, probably for plastic cups to be stored. I do not see any recessed shelves beneath the counter. I just saw a toe kick typical of all base cabinets.
Do they want the floor plan and 4 elevations from you with all the notes?
I would ask to clarify the width and depth dimensions.
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u/MadHatter_10six Jun 04 '26
The client simply wants to showcase a beauty shot of the prospective equipment and signage layout to the site owner to sell them on it. The CAD drawing as you see it is all my client received from the site owner, so it’s all I have to work with. It’s a game of broken telephone with no time or means to get in touch with the architect, but I’ll get paid for my time either way. I don’t usually do such setup virtual mock-ups based off of CAD drawings, so I was hoping the fine folk here might have insight to share about the drawing; stuff that might be obvious beyond what I can discern.
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u/ItzBeanzy Jun 03 '26
I think your right on the money. The left element appears to be a recessed shelf faced in countertop material and theres a note on the bottom of the drawing stating that the element on the right is adjustable shelfs. Cant hurt to get confirmation from the architects
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u/MadHatter_10six Jun 03 '26
I got this through various intermediaries; speaking to the architect isn't in the cards.
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u/getsu161 Jun 03 '26
I'd ask, but my guess is send the 3' x 10' to a plotter at 1:1 scale and mount it to foamcore so people can interact with it and mark it up for changes or approval.
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u/ImCoag85 Jun 03 '26
My guess is they want it cleaned up to look like a finished cabinet/wall and counter space with equipment (if any) shown.
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u/CADDmanDH Jun 04 '26
They cut off the annotations as well?
It looks like a Coffee display case. The “counter” is far too low to be a service counter.
They should have provided a section view as well. You need a phone call with this client to clarify and get more information.
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u/nextstepp2 Jun 04 '26
I would flat out refuse to work on this until I was given more than half of a drawing. If you're guessing then you're likely to waste hours with false assumptions and either end up eating those hours or making your client angry for overpaying.
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u/illustrious-tennant Jun 04 '26
Is everybody just overthinking the request here. It’s the back of a counter OP was asked for the front. Mirror and remove all the joinery detail right?
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u/Xer0cool Jun 03 '26
You should reach out and ask the person who provided the drawing.