Engineering Drawing
TOPIC: ISOMETRIC PROJECTION
WEEK: 9TH
LECTURE: 9TH
LEVEL: 1 S T SEMESTER 1 S T YEAR
PREREQUISITES: NONE
COURSE TEACHER: ENGR. QAMAR ZAMAN (
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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SUIT PESHAWAR
Outlines
Isometric Projection
Isometric Axis
Isometric lines
Isometric Planes
Isometric Drawing / View
Isometric Graph
Isometric Drawing of Planes
Isometric Drawing of Prisms / Pyramids
Isometric Drawing of Cylinders
Isometric Drawing of Cones
Isometric Projection
Isometric projection is a type of pictorial projection in which the three dimensions
of a solid are not only shown in one view, but their actual sizes can be measured
directly from it.
Isometric Axis
The three lines AO, BO and CO meeting at the point O and making 120° angles
with each other are termed isometric axes.
Isometric lines
The lines parallel to isometric axes are called isometric lines.
Isometric Planes
The planes representing the faces of the cube as well as other planes parallel to
these planes are called isometric planes.
Isometric Drawing / View
The view drawn with the true scale is called isometric drawing or isometric view,
while that drawn with the use of isometric scale is called isometric projection.
Isometric Graph
An isometric graph as shown below, facilitates the drawing of isometric view of
an object. Students are advised to make practice for drawing of isometric view
using such graphs.
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 font face of the isometric block.
Step 4
Draw the rest of the isometric block.
Isometric Drawing of Planes
Problem: From a square, viewing its top, draw its isometric view.
As the top view is square, the surface of the square is horizontal. In isometric view, all the
sides will be drawn inclined at 300 to the horizontal.
(i) From any point d , draw two lines da and de inclined at 30° to the horizontal and
making 120° angle between themselves.
(ii) Complete the rhombus abed which is the required isometric view.
Isometric Drawing of Prisms / Pyramids
Three views of a block are given in figure. Draw its isometric view.
The block B C is in the form of a rectangular prism. Its shortest edges are vertical.
Lines for these edges will be drawn vertical.
Lines for all other edges which are horizontal, will be drawn inclined at 30° to the
horizontal in direction of the two sloping axes as shown in fig.
Isometric Drawing of Cylinders
Draw the isometric view of the cylinder shown in figure.
The axis of the cylinder is vertical, hence its ends are horizontal. Enclose the cylinder
in a square prism.
Typical Problems of Isometric Drawing
Problem: Draw the isometric view of the model of steps, two views of which are
shown in figure.
Typical Problems of Isometric Drawing
Problem: Draw the isometric view of the model of steps, three views of which are
shown in figure.
Typical Problems of Isometric Drawing
Problem: Draw the isometric view of the model of steps, three views of which are
shown in figure.
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