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can be defined as a virtual model of a building floor plan. It is often used to better convey architectural plans to individuals not familiar with floor plans. Despite the purpose of floor plans originally being to depict 3D layouts in a 2D manner, technological expansion has made rendering 3D models
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Dimensions are usually drawn between the walls to specify room sizes and wall lengths. Floor plans may also include details of fixtures like sinks, water heaters, furnaces, etc. Floor plans may include notes for construction to specify finishes, construction methods, or symbols for electrical items.
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image of the ceiling above. This convention maintains the same orientation of the floor and ceilings plans – looking down from above. RCPs are used by designers and architects to demonstrate lighting, visible mechanical features, and ceiling forms as part of the documents provided for construction.
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viewed from the top. In such views, the portion of the object above the plane (section) is omitted to reveal what lies beyond. In the case of a floor plan, the roof and upper portion of the walls may typically be omitted. Whenever an interior design project is being approached, a floor plan is the
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much more cost effective. 3D plans show a better depth of image and are often complemented by 3D furniture in the room. This allows a greater appreciation of scale than with traditional 2D floor plans.
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The term may be used in general to describe any drawing showing the physical layout of objects. For example, it may denote the arrangement of the displayed objects at an
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Floor plans use standard symbols to indicate features such as doors. This symbol shows the location of the door in a wall and which way the door opens.
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A plan is a common method of depicting the internal arrangement of a three-dimensional object in two dimensions. It is often used in
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and is traditionally crosshatched. The style of crosshatching indicates the type of material the section passes through.
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of a three-dimensional object from the position of a horizontal plane through the object. In other words, a plan is a
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T. F. HOAD. "ichnography." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. (Encyclopedia.com. 4 Jan. 2010)
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Roof plans are orthographic projections, but they are not sections as their viewing plane is outside of the object.
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cut at the typical four foot height above the floor level. A floor plan may show any of the following elements:
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which is a measured plane typically projected at the floor height of 4 ft (1.2 m), as opposed to an
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which is a measured plane projected from the side of a building, along its height, or a section or
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Renaissance Visual Thinking: Architectural Representation as Medium to Contemplate ‘True Form’
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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typical starting point for any further design considerations and decisions.
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Architectural diagram showing interior layout of a building
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interior features (fireplaces, saunas, whirlpools, etc.)
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is cut along an axis to reveal the interior structure.
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Index

Ichnography
Floorplan (microelectronics)
Retail floorplan

Graphical projection

Planar
Parallel projection
Orthographic projection
Isometric projection
Oblique projection
Perspective projection
Curvilinear perspective
Reverse perspective
Bird's-eye view
Cross section
Cutaway drawing
Exploded view drawing
Fisheye lens
Multiviews
Panorama
Worm's-eye view
Zoom lens
3D projection
Anamorphosis
Axonometry
Computer graphics
Computer-aided design
Descriptive geometry
Engineering drawing

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