What is Plan (drawing)?
{{For|artistic drawing|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 [[:wikt:crucial|crucial]] the reading of plans. There are several projection types: * [[Orthographic projection]], including: ** [[Plan view]] or floor plan view ** [[Elevation (view)|Elevation]], usually a 'head-on' view of an exterior ** [[Cross section (geometry)|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]] {{stub}} [[Category:Engineering]]