thanks djc,
i got that one but i was looking for a normal plan in 2d.
like we used to have when making aa architectural design.
one where i can take measures and such.
Do you mean to have an Orthographic view of your model as opposed to a Perspective view?
Go to the view cube at the top right of your model, hover over the home icon when it comes up, right click and select Orthographic from the the popup menu.
If you mean to put your model into Orthographic view instead of Perspective view, hover over the navigation cube top of your model screen, when the little houe icon comes up, hover over that and select Orthographic from the popup menu
Thanks for the info - but wow, that one gets the award for least intuitive UI