1. introduction to PLANOMETRICS

2. Planometric Views – What are they ? Planometric views are a type of measured three 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.

3. Planometric Views - Advantages The advantages of planometric views are ; The plan can be drawn rotated to any angle It can also be drawn to scale All circles in plan view can be drawn using compasses.

4. Planometric Views – Exam Tips If you are sitting an SQA exam 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.

5. Planometric Views – Standard Grade YEAR SUBJECTANGLES USEDPAPERMARKS % of DA mark available 1991 Couch30/60General811% 1992 Room45/45General1521% 1993 Pool table60/30General1217% 1994 Room30/60Credit69% 1995 Gameboy45/45General1420% 1996 House60/30General1217% 1997 Room45/45Credit1420% 1998 Room45/45General1014% 1999 Room45/45General1014% 2000 Room45/45Credit1420% 2001 Garden45/45General1623% 2002 Room60/30Credit1014%

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