shows the location of walls, windows, doors, fixtures and placement of various systems in a structure from a birds eye view
floor plan
tools for Architectural/Interior Design Professionals (must purchase)
Professional tools
informal hand drawn picture/sketch
Freehand sketching
a 2-D drawing of a wall from floor to ceiling in a structure. it will include structural elements such as doors and windows.
elevation
Great tool for producing and printing marketing materials for a design business.
Illustrator
hand drawing precise architectural plans
Drafting
process of creating a 3D design from a 2D drawing
Renderings
One of the most respected, widely used consumer tools for drawing and rendering home and room design
InDesign
Technical lettering is the process of forming letters, numerals, and other characters in technical drawing.It is used to describe, or provide detailed specifications for, an object
Architectural lettering
making a cut down the house and viewing it from the side
Section drawing
Program used by both artists and designers to create vector images.
Photoshop
creating a drawing that has correct proportions, but are smaller than the original. The most common architectural scale is ¼” = 1’, where every ¼ “ drawn represents 1’ in reality
Drawing to scale
A drawing that shows the height, width, and depth of a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional drawing; includes floor plans, elevations, and sections.
Orthographic drawings
Used to create 2D and 3D technical and precise construction drawings.
Autodesk software
One-point perspective views are three-dimensional drawings in which objects have a flat front and the parallel lines depicting depth converge at one single point on an imaginary horizon line in the distance.
One-point perspective drawing