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Graphical projections Graphical projection in the visual sciences is an imaging procedure the protocols of which preclude the necessity of mathematical calculation. ...

Other views Example of orthographic drawing from a US Patent (1913), showing two views of the same object. ... Archaeological plan In an archaeological excavation, a plan is a drawn record of features (and artefacts) in the horizontal plane. ... Floor plan (floorplan, floor-plan) in its original meaning is an architecture term, a diagram of a room, a building, or a level (floor) of a building as if seen from the above (i. ... A 3-D view of a beverage-can stove with a cross section in yellow. ... Example of a dimetric axonometric drawing from a US Patent (1874). ... An isometric drawing of a cube. ... Example of a dimetric axonometric drawing from a US Patent (1874) Dimetric projection is a form of axonometric projection, in which its direction of viewing is such that two of the three axes of space appear equally foreshortened, of which the attendant scale and angles of presentation are determined according... Trimetric projection is a form of axonometric projection, where the direction of viewing is such that all of the three axes of space appear unequally foreshortened. ... Axiometric projection is a form of graphical projection that gives images illustrated from a top-down view the illusion of depth by skewing the height. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Perspective projection is a type of drawing that graphically approximates on a planar (two-dimensional) surface (e. ... Pieces of fortification in cavalier perspective (Cyclopaedia vol. ... Grand Theft Auto Top-down perspective, also sometimes referred to as birds-eye view or helicopter view, is a view used in computer and video games that shows the player and the area around him or her from above. ...

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Principal façade of the Panthéon, Paris, by Jacques-Germain Soufflot

An elevation is an orthographic projection of a 3-dimensional object from the position of a horizontal plane beside an object. In orther words, an elevation is a side-view as viewed from the front, back, left or right. Rio de Janeiro birds-eye view. ... Rio de Janeiro birds-eye view. ... The Mercator projection shows courses of constant bearing as straight lines. ... A planform or plan view is a vertical orthographic projection of an object on a horizontal plane, like a map. ... The Panthéon Interior Dome of the Panthéon The Panthéon (Latin Pantheon[1], from Greek Pantheon, meaning Temple of all the Gods) is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. ... Jacques Germain Soufflot (July 22, 1713 – August 29, 1780) was a French architect in the international circle that introduced Neoclassicism. ... Example of orthographic drawing from a US Patent (1913), showing two views of the same object. ...


An elevation is a common method of depicting the external configuration and detailing of a 3-dimensional object in two dimensions. Building façades are shown as elevations in architectural and technical drawing. Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the practise of creating accurate representations of objects for technical, architecture and engineering drawings. ...


Elevations are the most common orthographic projection for conveying the appearance of a building from the exterior. Perspectives are also commonly used for this purpose. A building elevation is typically labeled in relation to the compass direction it faces; the direction from which a person views it. E.g. the North Elevation of a building is the side that most closely faces true north on the compass (Ching 1985). Perspective projection is a type of drawing that graphically approximates on a planar (two-dimensional) surface (e. ...


Interior elevations are used to show detailing such as millwork and trim configurations.


See also

Descriptive geometry builds on a practice, evolved over centuries, of displaying two images of an object, one as seen in one direction and a second image as seen from a direction 90° rotated (e. ... Graphical projection in the visual sciences is an imaging procedure the protocols of which preclude the necessity of mathematical calculation. ... Example of orthographic drawing from a US Patent (1913), showing two views of the same object. ... For the Death Cab for Cutie album, see Plans (album). ...

References

  • Ching, Frank (1985), Architectural Graphics - Second Edition, New York: Van Norstrand Reinhold, ISBN 0442218621

External Links

  • Images tagged "Elevation" on Flickr.com


 

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