ENGN103 ENGINEERING DRAWING
ISOMETRIC PROJECTIONS
LECTURE 4
WHAT IS ISOMETRIC DRAWING?
It is a method of producing pictorial
view of an object showing all three
faces of the object simultaneously.
It is a type of parallel projection.
It is a type of axonometric
projection.
ISOMETRIC PROJECTIONS
Observer is placed at infinity.
Projectors parallel to each other and perpendicular to
projection plane.
Object is inclined with respect to projection plane in order
to see all the three faces.
ISOMETRIC TERMINOLOGY
1. The three coordinate axes are
called isometric axes.
2. Any line parallel to isometric
axes is called isometric line.
3. A non-isometric line is a line not
parallel to any of the three
isometric axis.
4. In isometric projection of cube,
the faces of the cube and any
plane parallel to them is called
isometric planes.
ISOMETRIC SCALE
• True lengths of the edges of the object are equally
foreshortened.
• Correct isometric projection can be drawn using an
isometric scale (always smaller than ordinary scale)
Isometric Projection:
Drawing prepared
with isometric scale on
isometric axes
Isometric Drawing:
Drawing prepared
with ordinary scale
on isometric axes
MAKING ISOMETRIC PROJECTIONS:
Step 1
Isometric sketches begin with defining isometric
axes, three lines, one vertical and two drawn at 30°
from the horizontal.
Step 2
Three lines of the isometric axes represent the three
primary dimensions of the object: width, height,
and depth
Step 3
Draw the front face of the isometric block.
Step 4
Draw the rest of the isometric block.
Step 5
Add details to the block starting from the front face.
Then add details to the other faces.
Step 6
Darken all visible lines to complete the isometric
sketch. (make sure that construction lines are light)
• Isometric projection shows all 3 dimensions, length,
width and height.
• The isometric lines are only drawn to scale.
1. Objects composed entirely of isometric lines can be
drawn by taking all measurements parallel to main
edges of the enclosing box.
2. Non-isometric lines are drawn by transferring the
ordinates (which are on isometric lines) of the end of
the lines
3. Inclined and oblique surfaces are drawn using end
coordinates. Box construction and offset
measurements are common methods.
4. In an isometric drawing, an angle never appears in
its true size. Angles, irregular curves require special
techniques.
VIEWING DIRECTION
• The position of the eye with respect to the object is
the viewing direction.
CLASSWORK:
Make Isometric Drawing for the Front view
and Top view given.
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TV
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CIRCLES
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TV A
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Make Isometric Drawing for the Front view
and Top view given.
HOMEWORK
CLASSWORK
