Plans (drawings) facts for kids

The three axonometric views.

Plans are a set of two-dimensional diagrams or drawings used to describe a place or object, or to communicate building or fabrication instructions. Usually plans are drawn or printed on paper, but they can take the form of a digital file.

Views and Projections

Because plans represent three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional plane, the use of views or Graphical projections is crucial the reading of plans.

There are several projection types:

Orthographic projection, including:
- Plan view or floor plan view
- Elevation, usually a 'head-on' view of an exterior
- Section, a cutaway view of the interior
- Axonometric projection, including:
  - Isometric projection
  - Dimetric projection
  - Trimetric projection
Oblique projection, and
Perspective projection

Other pages

Floor plan

Images for kids

Comparison of several types of graphical projection.

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