JUDE MANDY ADAL ABENIO 2013106118 GSE-1 A47 Figure 1 - A Machined Block

RESEARCH HOMEWORK ABOUT ISOMETRIC DRAWING

Isometric Drawing The representation of the object in figure 2 is called an isometric drawing. This is one of a family of three-dimensional views called pictorial drawings. In an isometric drawing, the object's vertical lines are drawn vertically, and the horizontal lines in the width and depth planes are shown at 30 degrees to the horizontal. When drawn under these guidelines, the lines parallel to these three axes are at their true (scale) lengths. Lines that are not parallel to these axes will not be of their true length. Figure 2 - An Isometric Drawing

Any engineering drawing should show everything: a complete understanding of the object should be possible from the drawing. If the isometric drawing can show all details and all dimensions on one drawing, it is ideal. One can pack a great deal of information into an isometric drawing. However, if the object in figure 2 had a hole on the back side, it would not be visible using a single isometric drawing. In order to get a more complete view of the object, an orthographic projection may be used.

JUDE MANDY ADAL ABENIO 2013106118 GSE-1 A47

RESEARCH HOMEWORK ABOUT ISOMETRIC DRAWING

There are many different types of 3-D drawings. One fairly simple way to get started drawing in 3-D is to try an isometric drawing. An isometric drawing of a cube looks like this:

An easy way to draw objects in isometric is to use an isometric grid, as shown below. On an isometric grid, there are 3 types of lines: vertical lines, 30 lines to the right, and 30 lines to the left. The drawing below on the left shows an isometric grid; the drawing on the right shows an isometric grid with a cube drawn on it. In all of these drawings, the faces are shaded to make it look more "solid." This kind of shading is not necessary, but you may do it if you like.

You can use an isometric grid to draw many different shapes. Here are some examples of different geometric shapes drawn on isometric grids. You may also print out a large isometric grid and use it to create your own isometric drawings. When you use the grid, place a piece of unlined blank paper (or tracing paper) over it and sketch with a pencil on the tracing paper, following the lines of the grid. If you draw on blank paper or tracing paper, you can then remove the grid from beneath your drawing and the drawing will look much nicer than if you draw directly on the grid. Begin with simple shapes and then combine shapes to form more complex drawings. You can sketch with pencil and paper using the grid, or use computer drawing software to create isometric drawings. You can also construct an isometric using the Geometer's Sketchpad software.