Plans & Elevations Flashcards
All 5 cards in this deck
What is the plan of a solid?
The view of the solid looking down on it from directly above.
What is the front elevation of a solid?
The view of the solid seen from directly in front of it.
What are the steps to draw the plan, front elevation and side elevation of a cuboid on a centimetre grid?
e.g. a cuboid 4 cm long, 3 cm deep and 2 cm high
- Plan: draw the view from above — a 4 cm by 3 cm rectangle.
- Front elevation: draw the view from the front — a 4 cm by 2 cm rectangle.
- Side elevation: draw the view from the side — a 3 cm by 2 cm rectangle.
What are the plan, front elevation and side elevation of a cylinder standing on its circular face?
Plan: a circle. Front and side elevations: identical rectangles (width = diameter, height = height of cylinder).
True or false? The plan of a solid shows its height.
False. The plan shows length and width (seen from above); the height is shown in the elevations.