Legends

Incorporating legends into your work flow

What is a Legend?

A Legend, sometimes called a ‘key’ is a way to connect visuals on your drawing to a meaining. These can be drawn items or abbreviations. It helps the reader to interpret the plan. This is great shorthand and is used to save time and reduce clutter on your plans. For that reason, it commonly has items in it that are used more than one within the drawing.

What is commonly included in a legend?

Lines

  • Underground and aboveground services

  • Fences

  • Boundary lines

  • Extent of works (are that is being designed)

  • Contours

Items

  • Proposed plants

  • Existing trees

  • Taps

  • Electrical outlets

  • Services

  • Drainage interventions

Where on the page?

Usually on the right-hand side of the page

Session Outline

  • What is a legend?

  • What is included in a Legend?

  • Where does a legend sit on the page?


Activity

Create a legend for an imaginary project.