Isometric Projections 1

Pictorial Drawings
Three methods to draw pictorial drawings:
Perspective projection
Oblique projection
Axonometric projection

Projection methods

Perspective projection
used by the artists, professional designers and
architects
show the views as it appears to the human eye
it appears to converge at a point, called vanishing
point

Perspective view

Oblique projection
used

by

the

mathematicians

and

furniture

manufacturers
They impart third dimension at an angle to the
two dimensional images, to show the depth

Axonometric Projection
Types of axonometric drawing
1. Isometric

A
A
C

All angles are equal.

B
B
D

Axonometric axis

Axonometric axis

2. Dimetric

Two angles are

equal.

Axonometric axis

3. Trimetric

None of angles are

equal.
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Axonometric Projection

Isometric projection
all

the

angles

between

principal axes are equal

it needs a single scale to
measure along each of the
three axes
vertical

lines

are

drawn

vertical
horizontal lines are drawn
inclined 30 to the base
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Isometric Projection
Rotate 45
about vertical
axis
Tilt
forward
(35o16)

An isometric projection
is a true representation
of the isometric view of
an object.

All edges
foreshorten
about 0.8 time.

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