Construction Plan Views

Construction Plan Views

Floor Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Details

Open Ended

Would you rather fly around on a 2D flat object or hide your 3D self with an invisibility cloak and why?

In this lesson you will be able to

• identify characteristics of floor plans, elevations, sections, and details

• distinguish the difference between floor plans, elevations, sections, and details

Let's Review Orthographic Drawings

An orthographic drawing is a 2D drawing representing something that is 3D. In construction, a 2D orthographic drawing represents the 3D space being built.

Multiple Choice

An orthographic drawing is a ...

• 2 dimensional drawing

• 3 dimensional drawing

Orthographic Construction Drawings

Let's look at the 4 types of orthographic drawings called:

floor plans, elevations, sections, and details!

Floor Plans

• Section views taken at a height (5’0”) that show walls, windows, doors, cabinets, etc.

• show building layout and dimensions (except for height)

• can be drawn at different scales but 1/8" is typical

• shows the top or bottom plane of a room, objects, building, or site

Furniture Floor Plan

Types of Floor Plans: Ceiling Plan (also called RCP)

Electrical Floor Plan (showing furniture)

Mechanical Floor Plan (showing HVAC)

Plumbing Floor Plan

Multiple Select

Which of these are characteristics of floor plans? Click all that apply.

• can show the tops of things like furniture

• shows the front of things

• shows walls, doors, and windows

• shows the height of a room as a dimension

• shows dimensions like lengths and widths

Elevations

• typically drawn at 1/2" = 1'-0" (or 1/4") scale

• shows one side or face (not top or bottom face) of an object, wall, or building

• shows dimensions including height

• typically shows the floor, ceiling, and/or roof (top to bottom of space drawn)

Front Door Elevation

Kitchen Cabinet Elevations

Multiple Select

Which of these are characteristics of elevations? Click all that apply.

• can show the tops of things like furniture

• shows the front or side of things

• typically drawn at 1/2" or 1/4" scale

• shows the height of a room as a dimension

Sections

• vertical slice through a space or object showing internal features

• can be of a building, wall, any object in the space, or some combination of all

• typically drawn at  $1\frac{1}{2}$  " = 1'-0" scale but depends on many things like paper size and object being sectioned

House Framing Section

Home Plumbing Section Example

Wall section

example

Multiple Select

Which of these are characteristics of sections? Click all that apply.

• a slice through an object or space

• shows the inside features of an object or space

• typically drawn at 1/8" = 1'-0" scale

Details

• a section drawing that has been zoomed in so that you can easily see something specific

• contains notes and dimensions

• Can be drawn at as high as 3" = 1'-0" scale in order to show all parts and pieces up close

Detail Drawing

example

Multiple Choice

What kind of drawings are floor plans, elevations, sections, and detail drawings?

• isometric drawings

• 3 dimensional drawings

• orthographic drawings

Poll

How confident are you that you can tell the difference between a floor plan, elevation, and section drawing?

• Very confident, that's easy!

• A little confident that I know the difference.

• I still don't understand the difference. Not confident at all.