Planning drawings, including: flowcharts, Gantt charts, materials or cutting lists.

Flowcharts 🚀

Think of a flowchart as a choose‑your‑own adventure book for a process. Each step is a page, and the arrows show which page comes next.

• Start ➡️ Start symbol (oval).
• Process ➡️ Rectangle – what happens.
• Decision ➡️ Diamond – yes/no or true/false.
• End ➡️ Oval – finish.

Example: Making a sandwich.

1. Start
2. Check bread in fridge? Decision – If yes, go to step 3; if no, go to step 4.
3. Take bread.
4. Buy bread.
5. Put ingredients on bread.
6. End.

Gantt Charts ???

A Gantt chart is like a movie schedule that shows when each scene (task) starts and ends.

Key parts:

• Task list on the left.
• Timeline at the top.
• Horizontal bars show duration.
• Dependencies show which tasks must finish before others start.

Example: Building a model car.

If a task starts on day 2 and lasts 5 days, it finishes on day 7 because $t_{end}=t_{start}+duration$.

Materials & Cutting Lists 🛠️

A cutting list is like a shopping list for the parts you need to cut from a sheet of material.

Typical columns:

• Item
• Quantity
• Size (mm)
• Material
• Notes

To find the area of a panel: $A = l \times w$.

Exam Tips 📋

• Show all steps in a flowchart – start, process, decision, end.
• Use clear labels and arrows; avoid crossing lines.
• In a Gantt chart, include task durations and show dependencies.
• Check that your cutting list matches the design dimensions.
• Remember to use the correct units (mm, cm, inches) and show them clearly.
• Practice drawing diagrams by hand – the examiner will look for neatness and clarity.