Permit Technician Practice Test

A(n) _____ view of a construction drawing shows the proposed construction as if viewed from above.

1. Elevation

2. Plan

3. Section

4. Perspective

The correct answer is: Plan

A plan view of a construction drawing is specifically designed to represent the layout of a space as if viewed from above, providing a top-down perspective. This type of drawing includes the positioning of walls, doors, windows, and other structural components, giving an overall layout of the project at a specified elevation, typically from above the finished floor level. Plan views are crucial for understanding how different spaces relate to one another on a horizontal plane, helping contractors and builders visualize the floor arrangement and the flow of movement through a space. In contrast, elevation views display vertical elements and show the height and external details of buildings, while section views offer a sliced perspective of a structure, illustrating what it would look like if cut through by a vertical plane. Perspective views, on the other hand, aim to give a three-dimensional appearance of the design, which may enhance the visual representation but do not serve the practicality of layout and measurement that plan views provide.