Floor Plan Section Lines

The direction of the plane through which the section is cut is often represented on plan drawings and elevations by a line of long and short dashes called a section plane.

Floor plan section lines. Plan drawings are in fact a type of section but they cut through the building on a horizontal rather than vertical plane. Similar to a map the orientation of the view is downward from above but unlike a conventional map a plan is drawn at a particular vertical position commonly at about four feet above the floor objects below this level are seen objects at this level are shown cut in plan section and objects above this vertical position within the structure are omitted or shown dashed. Message 4 of 7 anneharvey1972. A conventional floor plan is a two dimensional drawing to scale from above giving you a birds eye view of the apartment layout.

Sometimes the site plan can be drawn as a first floor plan being cut through the first floor. As if showing a roof plan of the building within the site plan. If the roof plan is at a smaller scale than the first floor plan then you ll need to decrease the scale at which the scection is hidden. Look at the properties of the section itself.

The development of a floor plan is shown in figure 1 7 page 1 7. For example automobile dealerships utilize floor plan financing to run their businesses. A cross section also simply called a section represents a vertical plane cut through the object in the same way as a floor plan is a horizontal section viewed from the top. A floor plan may show among other things the outside shape of the building.

This can show the property lines the building location utilities roads landscape etc a site plan will most typically be drawn from above the building. Adapt the value of this parameter to avoid the section line to be hidden when changing the scaling factor to the correct. In the section view everything cut by the section plane is shown as a bold line often with a solid fill to show objects that are cut through and anything seen beyond generally shown in a thinner line. Floor planning is a form of financing for large ticket items displayed on showroom floors.

It shows off the rooms and where they are in relation to each other and it shows the location of fixtures windows and doorways. If the section line is invisible change the floor plan scale factor back to a value that enable you to see the section line. A 3d floor plan also offers a top down view. In the properties locate the parameter hide at scales coarser than.