What is an interior elevation?
A drawing of one wall from inside the room, as if you stand in front of it: everything on and against that wall at its real height, with the sizes under and beside it. Kitchen fitters, tilers and electricians work from it.
What the editor draws on each wall
- The wall up to the ceiling, with doors and windows at their real sill and head height.
- Cabinets and furniture within 30 cm (12″) of the wall, at their height: a wall cabinet hangs at its height.
- Outlets, switches, taps and radiators at their mounting height, with the height next to them.
- Tile in bands up to a height, each band with its own tile size.
- A chain of sizes under the wall, the length, and the heights on the sides; a key plan with the letter of each wall.
Elevation, section or exterior elevation?
An interior elevation looks at one wall from inside. A section cuts through the whole house and shows floors, ceilings and the roof. An exterior elevation shows the outside of the house, one side at a time. The editor draws all three from the same model.
Three views of the same home
| View | Shows | In the editor |
|---|---|---|
| Interior elevation | one wall from inside, with what is on it | Elevations, Room walls |
| Exterior elevation | one side of the house from outside | Elevations, Outside |
| Section | a cut through floors, ceilings and roof | Section |
What it does not draw yet
A kitchen run placed with Interior shows as one block in the wall elevation for now; wall cabinets placed one by one, as in the drawing above, show at their height. A curved wall is left out, and a pattern on wall tile is drawn as a straight grid.
How it works in the editor
- Draw the room, or open the editor with a 12 × 9 ft kitchen ready. Add cabinets and fixtures from the library, and outlets and switches in Systems.
- Choose the room, open More in its card and click Wall elevations. Or click Elevations in the top bar and choose Room walls.
- All walls shows every wall with its letter and the Key plan; click a letter to see one wall large. Wall A is the top wall of the room, then clockwise.
- Download SVG saves what you see. In Export, tick Room walls: one page per room in the PDF, or a DXF with its own layers for walls, tile, openings, furniture and symbols.