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Graphic Communication
Department of Technological Education
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Planometric Views
Department of Technological Education

• Planometric views are a type of measured 3
  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.

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Planometric Views
Department of Technological Education

• The advantages of planometric views are that
• The plan can be drawn rotated to to any angle
• It can also drawn to scale.
• All circles in plan view can be drawn using
  compasses.
• All plan sizes and vertical sizes can be measured
  to enable the drawing to be constructed.

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Planometric Views
Department of Technological Education

• If you are sitting an SQA exam papers 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.

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Planometric Views Standard Grade
Department of Technological Education
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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PowerPoint Presentation produced by John McRae,
Nairn Academy 2003