Specifying The Isometric Plane

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING DRAWING PRACITCE – EXPT 7
Expt No. :7 ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS Dt:

AIM :To learn and practice the commands used to draw isometric drawings
PACKAGE USED : AUTOCAD 2007
INTRODUCTION :
one can use any point entry method to construct an isometric

drawing. Polar coordinates and dynamic input or dimensional input are
common basic point entry options for isometric construction because
they allow you to specify angles. Polar tracking set to 30° increment
angles is also an effective method. One of the most useful aids for
isometric drawing is the Isometric snap option of Snap and Grid modes.
Use the Snap and Grid tab of the Drafting Settings dialog box to set
Isometric snap. A quick way to access the Snap and Grid tab is to right-
click on the Grid Display or Snap Mode button on the status bar and
select Settings…. Pick the Isometric snap radio button in the Snap type
area to activate Isometric snap.
Then specify the snap increment using the Snap Y spacing: text box of the Snap spacing area, and the grid
spacing using the Grid Y spacing: text box of the Grid spacing area. You can only set the Y snap and grid
spacing. The X spacing is not applicable because the X axis relates to horizontal measurements. For this same
reason, you must also check 2D model space in the Grid style area to display the grid as a pattern of dots.
Activate Grid and Snap modes and you are ready to begin drawing.
Specifying the Isometric Plane :
Isometric grid and snap modes orient the grid and snap to isometric angles. You can align the crosshairs with
the left, right, or top isoplane, depending on the plane on which you plan to draw. See Figure 3B-5. Changing
the isoplane is not required when drawing isometric lines, but doing so can be helpful for visualization and
drawing ease. You must change the isoplane orientation to construct isometric circles and arcs using the
Isocircle option of the ELLIPSE tool, described in Chapter 4. Press [F5] repeatedly to cycle through the
isoplanes, or access the ISOPLANE tool and specify the Left, Top, or Right option, depending on the isoplane
orientation appropriate for the isometric plane on which you plan to draw
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To draw Isometric Dimensions:
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To create isometric dimensions in AutoCAD, you need to first use DDIM to create a dimension style for ISO1
and ISO2 (or ISORight and ISOLeft, etc). Assign these two dimension styles the text styles you created earlier
(ISO30 and ISO-30). See "Draw Isometric Text" above.
The two styles ISO1 and ISO2 will alternate around the box, and the text should be aligned 30 degrees to the
right then 30 degrees to the left.
A concept of displaying real-world objects on a flat surface showing only

2-D
height and width. This system uses only the X and Y axes.
A way of displaying real-world object in a more natural way by adding
3-D
depth to the height and width. This system uses the X Y and Z axes.
Boolean Commands that allow you to add, subtract or intersect solid objects in
operations AutoCAD.
Complex Generally a curved surface. Examples: car fender, landscape contour.
surface
The difference between an object being at zero on the Z-axis and the
Elevation
height that it is above zero.
The extrude command raises the shape of a 2D outline into a 3D solid.
Extrude
For example, a circle would be extruded into a cylinder.
Face The simplest true 3-D surface.
A three or four sided polygon that represents a piece (or section) of a 3-D
Facet
surface.
Hidden A way of hiding lines that would not be visible if you were viewing the
line actual object you have drawn in AutoCAD. (Command: HIDE)
removal
Isometric A simple way of achieving a '3-D' appearance using 2-D drawing
Drawing methods.
Also known as the top view, a plan view looks directly down the WCS Z-
Plan View
axis to the X-Y axis.
Primitive A basic solid building block. Examples would be boxes, cones, cylinders.
Region A 2-D area consisting of lines, arcs, etc.
A complex way of adding photo-realistic qualities to a 3-D model you
Rendering
have created.
A quick way of adding color to a 3-D object you have drawn.
Shading
(Command:SHADE)
Solid A 3-D model creating using solid 'building blocks'. This is the most
Model accurate way of representing real-world objects in CAD.
Surface A 3-D model defined by surfaces. The surface consists of polygons. (See
Model facets.)
A property of lines and other objects that gives them a 3-D like
Thickness
appearance.
UCS The user co-ordinate system. This is defined by the person drawing to
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have easier access to portions of a 3-D model.

View A particular view of the object you have created.
A window into your drawing showing a particular view. You can have
Viewport several viewports on your screen. Different from the viewports used in
plotting.
Wire- A 3-D shape that is defined by lines and curves. A skeletal
frame representation. Hidden line removal is not possible with this model.
Model
Z-Axis The third axis that defines the depth.
Working with 3D Coordinates :

All the 2D methods of specifying coordinates have their 3D
counterparts. Just as you can draw a line by specifying a
start point of 3,4 and an endpoint of 5,7, you can draw a 3D
line by specifying a start point of 3,4,2 and an
endpoint of 5,7,6. Absolute coordinates are
the same in 3D—you just add a Z coordinate.
In the same way, you can specify relative
coordinates. In 3D drawings, you can use two
new types of coordinates that are 3D
counterparts of polar coordinates—cylindrical
and spherical
Cylindrical coordinates have the format

(@)distance<angle,distance
The line was drawn from 0,0,0 to @5<30,3, which results in a line 5.8310 units long.
Spherical coordinates have the format (@)distance<angle<angle:
✦ The first distance is the total number of units from the origin (for absolute coordinates) or your last point
(for relative coordinates).
✦ The first angle is the number of degrees from the X axis in the XY plane.
✦ The second angle is the number of degrees from the XY plane in the Z direction.
a line drawn with spherical coordinates from 0,0,0 to @5<15<30.

Creating 3D polylines:
The 3DPOLY command is like the PLINE command with a few differences:
✦ You cannot draw arcs.
✦ You cannot give the polyline a width.
✦ You cannot use a noncontinuous linetype.
The 3DPOLY command can accept all 3D coordinates. You can also edit it with the PEDIT command,
although there are fewer options.
RESULT : The commands used to draw isometric drawing were learned and practiced.

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COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING DRAWING PRACITCE – EXPT 7

Expt No. :7 ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS Dt:

one can use any point entry method to construct an isometric

A concept of displaying real-world objects on a flat surface showing only

have easier access to portions of a 3-D model.

Working with 3D Coordinates :

Cylindrical coordinates have the format

a line drawn with spherical coordinates from 0,0,0 to @5<15<30.

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