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PLANOMETRICS

Planometric Views – What are they ?

Planometric views are a type of measured three dimensional drawing that may be encountered in all Graphic Communication courses.

Planometric views are generally used when working on architectural drawings.

Planometric views are similar in construction to isometric drawings with a corner of the drawing closest to the viewer. The difference is that the viewing point in a Planometric is higher than used in isometrics.

Planometric Views - Advantages

The advantages of planometric views are ;

The plan can be drawn rotated to any angle

It can also be drawn to scale

All circles in plan view can be drawn using compasses.

Planometric Views – Exam Tips

If you are sitting an SQA exam in Graphic Communication, you will be required to know how to draw Planometric views.

This type of drawing has been included in the final paper at both Credit and General levels.

The final exam has included a question containing Planometric views every year since 1991

The tables on the following slides show when each drawing was used, the course level, and how many marks were allocated to it.

Planometric Views – Standard Grade

YEAR SUBJECT ANGLES USED

PAPER MARKS % of DA mark available

1991 Couch 30/60 General 8 11%

1992 Room 45/45 General 15 21%

1993 Pool table 60/30 General 12 17%

1994 Room 30/60 Credit 6 9%

1995 Gameboy 45/45 General 14 20%

1996 House 60/30 General 12 17%

1997 Room 45/45 Credit 14 20%

1998 Room 45/45 General 10 14%

1999 Room 45/45 General 10 14%

2000 Room 45/45 Credit 14 20%

2001 Garden 45/45 General 16 23%

2002 Room 60/30 Credit 10 14%

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USEFUL PRESENTATIONSBehind every orange box on this page is a presentation which you should watch. They will help you in a couple of ways.

They could be used to confirm that your understanding of a topic is correct.

They could also be used to guide you in the topics which you found difficult in class the first time round. They are designed as self help. Go through them slowly and if you still don’t get it, go back to your teacher as soon as possible.

Isometric Intro

Oblique Intro

Planometric Intro

Orthographics

One Point Perspective

Two Point -Intro

Square Pyramids

Cylinders & Cones

Signs & Symbols

Sectional Views

Assemblies

Exploded Views

Colour Theory

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Iso Info

Oblique Projection

Plano -Method

Examples Method

Graphs & Charts

Line Types

Iso Circles

CAD CAG Hardware Software Processes 3D Models

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