Technical Drawing Complex Views
Technical Drawing Complex Views
Technical Drawing Complex Views
Conceptual Sketches
When you first get an idea for something you want to build you may draw it roughly, without using instruments or accurate scales. This is called a conceptual sketch.
Types of Drawings
All Drawings
Artistic
Technical
Sketches
(conceptual)
Drawings
(technical/engineering)
simulated
perspective
Diagram
(design plan)
Diagram
(technical)
Oblique
projection
Isometric
projection
Multi view
orthographic
Less technical
More technical
A conceptual sketch
Allows an idea to be expressed quickly in graphic form Is prepared free-hand (without drawing instruments) Is not done to scale, but it respects the rules of technical drawing as much as possible, and is made roughly proportional to the object represented.
Technical Drawings
Serve as a reference to workers, architects or machinists. When you are ready to design the details, you make a technical drawing, done with more detail and more accuracy.
Difference:
Sketch: made without drafting tools... Just pencil and paper. Scale is approximate, not accurate, but the sketch should still look like the object. Drawing: made with drafting tools... Ruler, set squares, protractor and compass. Scale should be accurate and the drawing carefully made.
A technical drawing
Presents all the information necessary for the objects construction. Is made with great precision, Requires the use of rulers, compass and protractor or drafting software. Is done to scale, and respects the proportions of the object represented. Respects conventions in the mode of the representation.
Draw the visible object edges with these lines Draw hidden edges with these Faint lines, sometimes coloured Dimension & extension lines go together!
8 cm
Hidden Line
Construction Used during Line drafting Dimension Line Used to indicate a dimension
Extension Line
Center (Axial) Line
Fine
Near arrows
Fine
With dash in middle
Fine
dashed
Sometimes in other color Used only if you plan to draw a cross section Show where it is solid (section view only!!) Used only for large objects
Thick
With arrows
Fine Fine
With zig-zag
Medium
With curve
Points to something
Fine
With bent arrow
Technical Drawing of Mercury Spacecraft, Top View, Orthographic Technical Drawing of Mercury Spacecraft, Isometric Projection
Projections
Perspective projections Multi-view projections Isometric projection Oblique projection
Vanishing Point
True Perspective
Objects drawn in true perspective look realistic. They have vanishing points where straight lines seem to Vanishing Points converge
They can have one, two or three vanishing points, depending on how much the artist wants to work.
But in true perspective, objects far away will be drawn smaller than nearby objects not a good idea in technical drawing!
Vanishing Points
Now that you have seen how nice perspective drawings can be...
Isometric Projection
(a simulated perspective drawing style) Isometric (or simulated perspective) drawings look at first like perspective drawings But the lines dont converge. There are no vanishing points and distant objects are the same size as nearby ones. Right angles in isometric projections are usually represented by 60 or 120 angles.
60
Represents 90
Represents 90
Warning: Your workbook classifies isometric drawings as perspective drawings, but they are not true perspective. They resemble perspective drawings but in a true perspective drawing, distant objects are drawn smaller. In isometric drawing, distant objects are not smaller..
Oblique Projection
another simulated perspective
Similar to isometric projection, it is also a simulated perspective In oblique projections, the side of the object facing you is drawn square and accurate (that is with right angles at 90 and its measurements proportional) The sides not facing you are distorted
Warning: Your workbook calls this oblique perspective, but it is not a true perspective.
90
Orthographic Projections
Orthographic projections flatten one view of the object onto a sheet of paper, while retaining the correct proportions (angles and dimensions) Maps are an example of orthographic projection (a top view) The trouble with orthographic projections is that one view usually isnt enough.
Maps and floor-plans are exceptions, where one top-view is often enough.
Orthographic Projection
(Multi-view)
Draws an object as it would be seen from several different directions The views are flat, with all angles shown correctly and all measurements to scale.
Comparing Projections
Perspective drawings look nicer when used by an artist, but Isometric, oblique and multi-view drawings give more accurate information when used in technical drawing. Isometric drawings show accurate dimensions, but distorted angles. Oblique drawings give accurate dimensions for one side only. Orthographic (multi-view) are the best choice for most technical drawing.
Oblique
Orthographic (multi-view)
Comparison of Projections
Projection Orthographic
(top view)
Tested on Yes
Orthographic
(multi-view)
True Perspective
(one, two or three point)
Isometric
(simulated perspective)
Oblique
(simulated perspective)
Technical drawings, drafting, conceptual sketches (sometimes) Artistic drawing, conceptual sketches Conceptual sketches, technical drawings (sometimes) Conceptual sketches
Yes
No Yes
No
An Isometric Drawing
Scale
SCALE is the relationship between the measurement of an object drawn on a sheet of paper, and the measurements of the actual object. Often technical drawings are made a different size from the objects they represent. Scale-reduction is when the drawing is smaller than the actual object Scale-increase is when the drawing is larger than the actual object.
Dimensioning
When a drawing is done to scale, you should label it with its dimensions.
Use dimension lines to label each dimension, with extensions where necessary You should label just enough edges to show all the dimensions, but you dont need to repeat. In Australia dimensions are usually given in millimetres (mm). If you use different units (cm, in, feet etc.) you need to write the unit. You do not need to write mm if all of your dimensions are in millimetres. Angles can be shown in degrees (), diameter by , and radius by R
Dimensioning
A Toy Truck
How to label an angle. means diameter (R would be radius)
Dimensioning
Dimensions can also be shown on isometric drawings, but you have to be a bit more careful. Also, you should only show the most important dimensions on an isometric drawing.
Diagrams
Diagrams are simplified versions of a drawing. Diagrams show how an object works, not necessarily how it looks. Diagrams often use abstract symbols rather than actual pictures to represent things.
A Circuit Diagram
Doesnt show what the circuit looks like, but tells a technician how its connected.
Exploded Views
A diagram that shows an object taken apart is sometimes called an exploded view.