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    The document discusses two main types of views used in technical drawings: 1) Pictorial views which show a 3D representation of an object including perspective, isometric, and oblique views. 2) Orthographic views which show 2D views of an object from multiple directions including top, front, and side views. The document then provides examples and an activity explaining how to draw objects using isometric and orthographic techniques.

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    Types of views used in drawings.

    The two main types of views (or “projections”) used in drawings are:
    • Pictorial: Shows a 3-D view of the object of the drawing and are the best views for visualizing an
    object's shape.
    • Orthographic: show a 2-D view of the object from multiple directions and are the best view for
    showing detail and measurements.
    Pictorial views

    Pictorial views show a 3-D view of how something should look when completed. There are three types of
    pictorial views:

    • perspective
    • isometric
    • oblique

    An oblique sketch has a more focus on the front side of an object or the face. Isometric Sketch focuses on the
    edge of an object.

    Examples

    Orthographic View

    An orthographic drawing, also known as an orthographic projection, is a drawing in which a three dimensional
    object is represented in two dimensions. This is is done making multiple two dimensional drawings of the
    object, viewed from different angles, usually front, side, and top (or plan) view.

    Examples

    Figure 1 This image shows how an isometric view


    is shown as an orthographic view
    ACTIVITY
    In this activity you will learn to use two different two-dimensional drawings to represent three-dimensional
    shapes.
    The first type of drawing will be an orthographic one. This shows
    views from the top, front, and side, as you would see in house
    plans. Such views are called orthographic, meaning that the
    directions of sight are at right angles to each other. This can be
    seen in the image on the left below which has been drawn grid
    paper.

    The second type of drawing is isometric which shows perspective and depth. You
    will use isometric paper. Isometric drawings do not show true perspective where
    objects get smaller and appear distorted as they recede in space. Iso means “same”
    and “metric” means measure, so isometric paper shows every cube as the same size
    instead. The main advantage of an isometric view is that it also allows you to see all
    three faces of the object at the same time equally and without distortion, which
    can be useful for showing complex shapes or details. This can be seen in the image
    below which has been drawn on an isometric grid.

    There are three main rules to isometric drawing:

    • horizontal. edges are drawn at 30 degrees.


    • vertical. edges are drawn as vertical lines.
    • parallel. Parallel lines never meet, no matter how far they are extended. edges appear as
    parallel lines.
    • Start with the edge closest to you and draw a “Y” or “crow’s foot” as your starting point:

    Activity
    1. Draw any three of the following isometric shapes on the isometric grid paper provided. Label your
    drawings.

    2. Draw three of the shapes above using an orthographic view on the grid paper provided. Label your
    drawings.
    3. Now draw a DSLR camera (which we will be using this term) using the orthographic technique
    showing the top, front and side views. Label your drawing to show the main parts of a camera.

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