Spatial Visualization Powerpoint 1
Spatial Visualization Powerpoint 1
Visualization!
INSTRUCTIONAL PRESENTATION FOR
TEACHING THE FORMATS AND PURPOSES
OF ISOMETRIC & ORTHOGRAPHIC
DRAWINGS
Purpose
Engineers use drawings to share and convey their
ideas. Sort of like a secret language.
Sketches can be used to brainstorm ideas, and to
show what is being designed or what needs to be
designed.
Sketches can also be done “away from the office”,
brought back to the office, and then transferred to a
computer.
Manufacturers instructions are often given as
isometric drawings.
We’ll learn two main types: Isometric & Orthographic
ACTIVITY 1:
A house depicted
isometrically using
AutoCAD
Useful for blueprints
and design plans
Think of the cube:
• Equal side faces
• Equal corner angles (120°)
• Triangle-dot paper: dots are 120° from each other
Isometric Views
Tips:
• Define your axes on the object and isometric paper
• Align paper in “landscape” orientation
• Only draw lines where there are edges
Coded Plans to Isometric Views
Practice #1
Isometric Views:
Also called:
“multiview” drawings
Top view
Orthographic Side view
(from left)
Drawings
Orthographic Drawings
Engineering examples
Orthographic Drawings
Tips:
• Draw views in order (top front side)
• Draw lines where there are edges (changes in plane)
• Use dotted lines to show hidden edges
• Solid lines trump dotted lines
Orthographic Drawings
Spatial visualization Question
1. Imagine rotating the top
left (white) shape to look
like the top right shape