Studio Matrx Monthly · Volume 1 · Issue 1 · June 2026
Amogh N P
 In loving memory of Amogh N P — Architect · Designer · Visionary 
Mastery check · Module 4

Orthographic Projection

10 questions · pass mark 70%. Answer each one, then score yourself to see where you stand before moving on.

Q1What does “orthographic” projection mean?

Q2In the glass-box method, plan, section and elevation are…

Q3Why can you build from an orthographic drawing but not from a photo?

Q4A floor plan is created by a horizontal cut at approximately…

Q5In a plan, a beam that runs ABOVE the cut plane is drawn as…

Q6A section is made by…

Q7What is “poché”?

Q8What does an elevation hide that you'd need another drawing to find?

Q9Why is an elevation orthographic rather than perspective?

Q10To find both the left-right position AND the height of a window, you read the…