Isometric Drawing
Isometric Drawing
Isometric Drawing
Teacher Note
It is not intended that you use this presentation in its entirety. Some of the material is suitable for Key Stage 3, some for Key Stage 4 and some concepts are for Key Stage 5. Please edit the show and use the material that is appropriate for the class you are teaching. Les Porter
CfBT Lincolnshire School Improvement Service
Pictorial Sketching
Objectives
Be able to explain the difference between an axonometric projection and an oblique projection.
Axonometric Projection
Parallel & normal to picture plane A B D A C B D C
Line of sight
Axonometric Projection
Type of axonometric drawing
a
Axonometric axis
c
1. Isometric
A
A C
B B a D D
Axonometric axis
c
2. Dimetric
Axonometric axis
c
3. Trimetric
Oblique Projection
Parallel & oblique to picture plane
Line of sight
A B C D D
B C
Oblique Projection
Oblique drawing angle
A B C A D C D B
30o
45o
60o
2) Cabinet
Half scale
45o
45o
Isometric Projection
Rotate 45 about vertical axis Tilt forward (35o16)
Isometric Drawing
Isometric drawing is a drawing drawn on an isometric
Isometric drawing
(Full scale)
View point is looking from the right (or left) of the object.
Isometric axes
Isometric Sketching
Front
W
Side
D
Front View
W
Side View
D
Bottom View
Reverse
Front
Side
Bottom
Nonisometric line
y H y
x x
Front View
W
y C
Nonisometric line
Example 4
Regular
x
y B
C
E
D
A B
Front View
C A
D F E
Reverse
Sketching Steps
1. Locate the centre of an ellipse.
3. Construct a perpendicular
bisector from each tangent point.
Example 5
Oblique Sketching
GOOD
GOOD
WORSE
WORSE
ESTIMATE DEPTH
D
ESTIMATE LINES
45
E
D
C B A
E
D
C B A
E
D
C B A
E
D
C B A