Generating the Other Elevations

The full set of drawings that contractors use to construct a building includes an elevation for each side of the building. In traditional drafting, the elevations were usually drawn on separate sheets. This required transferring measurements from one drawing to another by taping drawings next to each other, turning the floor plan around to orient it to each elevation, and using several other cumbersome techniques. You do it about the same way on the computer, but it’s much easier to move the drawing around. You’ll be more accurate, and you can quickly borrow parts from one elevation to use in another.

Making the Opposite Elevation

Because the north elevation shares components and sizes with the south elevation, you can mirror the front elevation to the rear of the building and then make the necessary changes: