Drawing on Grid #3

Design Grid #3 represents an entirely different view than you saw on Grids #1 and #2. In this case, you perform the model planning as though you are looking at the bricks and plates from the side. If you were to simply draw a single 1x1 plate, it would look like Figure B-13.

A standard 1x1 brick would then look like Figure B-14.

As you can see, each time you want to draw the equivalent of a full-height 1x1 brick, you simply draw a line around three of the cells. You draw longer bricks, such as a 1xN bricks, by extending the top and bottom lines until you have captured the length you need. Figure B-15 shows what a 1x4 arch brick would look like when drawn on this grid. You don’t need to limit yourself to just standard bricks and plates; you can draw other pieces just as easily.