Engineering Drawing Visualization
Engineering Drawing Visualization
VISUALIZATION
Axonometric
& Oblique
Projection
Axonometric Projection
Parallel & normal
to picture plane
B
A
D
Line C
of B
A
sight
D
C
Axonometric Projection
Type of axonometric drawing
Axonometric axis
a
1. Isometric All angles are equal.
b c
B
A B
a Axonometric axis
AC D
2. Dimetric b c Two angles are equal.
D
a Axonometric axis
3. Trimetric b c None of angles are
equal.
Oblique Projection
A
A
Line B
of B
C
sight C
D
D
Oblique Projection
Oblique drawing angle
60o
45
o
A
30o
B
C
A B Type of Oblique drawing
D
1) Cavalier 2) Cabinet
C D
Full
scale Half
scale
45o 45o
Isometric Projection
& Isometric drawing
Isometric Projection
Rotate 45
about vertical axis
Tilt forward
(35o16’)
Forshorten
Full scale
Positions of Isometric Axes
Isometric axes can be arbitrarily positioned to create
different views of a single object.
Regular Reverse axis Long axis
isometric isometric isometric
Nonisometric lines
Isometric axes
Isometric
Sketching
Sketch from an actual object
STEPS
1. Positioning object.
4. Add details.
axis.
Example 1 : Object has only normal surfaces
Top
H
Regular
Top View
Front
Side
W
D
Front View Side View
H
W D
Side
Reverse Front
Bottom View
Bottom
Example 2 : Object has inclined surfaces
D
Nonisometric line
y
H
y
x
x Front View
W
Example 3 : Object has inclined surfaces
C B A x
x x
B
C A
y
y
C
B A
Nonisometric line
Example 4
Regular
x
y C
E
B D F
Front View
A
B
C D Reverse
A F E
Circle & Arc in Isometric
In isometric drawing, a circle appears as an ellipse.
Sketching Steps
1. Locate the centre of an ellipse.
2. Construct an isometric square.
Sketching Steps
1. Locate the centre of an ellipse.
2. Construct an isometric square.
3. Construct a perpendicular
bisector from each tangent point.
GOOD GOOD
WORSE WORSE
Object Orientation Guidelines
ESTIMATE DEPTH
ESTIMATE LINES
45
Sketch from multiview drawing
Sketch from multiview drawing
Sketch from multiview drawing
E
D
B
A
Sketch from multiview drawing
E
D
B
A
Sketch from multiview drawing
E
D
B
A
Sketch from multiview drawing
E
D
B
A
Oblique and Isometric
Drawings
GSMST
Cavalier Oblique
To draw an isometric
object using the box
method, perform the
following steps:
Original box
Isometric Drawing Exercise