Plan (drawing)

For artistic drawing, see Drawing.

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

Related pages

• Floor plan