w7 Iso Drawing Chapter 4
w7 Iso Drawing Chapter 4
w7 Iso Drawing Chapter 4
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TECHNICAL DRAWING &
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
Chapter 4
ISOMETRIC
DRAWING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Nonisometric lines
Isometric axes
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BASIC METHODS
30 degrees axis
30 degrees axis
Horizontal line
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Angles do not appear true in isometric drawing
Isometric drawings have three principal planes:
•Isoplane right (P0,P4,P10,P6)
•Isoplane top (P6,P10,P9,P7)
•Isoplane left (P0,P6,P7,P8)
Isometric Drawing and Scale
Foreshorten
Full scale
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Sketch from an actual object
STEPS
1. Positioning object.
2. Select isometric axis.
3. Sketch enclosing
box.
4. Add details.
Front
Side
Front View Side View
H
W
D
W D Side
Front
Reverse
Bottom View
Bottom
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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
Reverse
C D
A F E
Isometric Circle
To draw an isometric circle
1. From the Tools menu, choose Drafting Settings.
2. On the Snap and Grid tab, under Snap Type and
Style, turn on the isometric snap and choose OK.
3. From the Draw menu, choose Ellipse > Axis,
End.
4. Enter i (Isocircle).
5. Specify the center of the circle.
6. Specify the radius or diameter of the circle.
Circle & Arc in Isometric
In isometric drawing, a circle appears as an ellipse.
Sketching Steps
1. Locate the center of an
ellipse.
2. Construct an isometric
square.
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Irregular Curve in Isometric
Steps
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Exercise 1 – Basic Isometric
Exercise 2