BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. INTRODUCING BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. WHAT IS IT ? SEE SOME EXAMPLES HOW DO YOU DO IT ? BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. WHAT IS IT ? Technical Drawing – rarely sketching Mainly used for room interiors Can also be architectural Generally start with a plan - rotated o o o o o o Angle of rotation 45 /45 or 30 /60 or 60 /30 BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. SEE SOME EXAMPLES BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. ANOTHER EXAMPLE BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. HOW DO YOU DO IT ? Planometric views are mainly used to show building interiors (rooms) to give a pictorial impression of how the room looks. However, Planometric views can be drawn for any object. For rooms drawn in Planometric, always start with the floor area, this can be shown rotated to an angle of 30o/60o or 45o/45o as shown. 30o 60o BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. 45o 45o DRAW IN THE FLOOR AREA Very faintly, draw in the footprint of the furniture on the floor plan. 30o BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. 60o CREATE THE BASE UNITS Project vertical lines upwards from each corner of the units. Then draw in the tops of the units. 30o BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. 60o NOW DRAW THE WALLS Project vertical heights from the corners of the room. 30o BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. 60o NOW ‘LINE IN’ THE ROOM Finally ‘line in’ the correct lines taking care to only draw over the edges that can be seen. 30o BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. 60o SUMMARY Start with initial angles of 30o\60o or 45o\45o for the floor area Draw in lightly the footprint of the furniture or units Project vertical lines upward from the corners to the height of the units Project vertical height of the walls from the corners of the room Line in the edges that can be seen BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. FINISHED BOCLAIR ACADEMY – Technical Dept. back to menu