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Orthographic Drawings. What does the word Orthographic Mean?. Ortho – 90 Degrees or right angle Graphic – to draw or a picture To draw pictures 90 degrees from each other. The three common orthographic planes are: Top, Front, and Right Side. Orthographic Projections.
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What does the word Orthographic Mean? • Ortho – 90 Degrees or right angle • Graphic – to draw or a picture • To draw pictures 90 degrees from each other.
The three common orthographic planes are: Top, Front, and Right Side
Orthographic Projections • 3 views of an object that are 90 degrees to each other • Usually the Top, Front, and Right Side views are used
To get Orthographic projections based on the top, front, and right side views, we use a special technique that allows us to see each view “straight on”.
If you place an object to be drawn inside of a transparent cube, you can then project the image of each side directly onto the face of the cube.
We typically only use 3 of the six views…Top, Front, and Right Side
To visualize an object without the transparent cube, hold the object and look at it straight on from each view – Top, Front, and Right Side.Then draw what you see.
Another concern is the problem of figuring out which line represents “WHAT” in the other views.What follows is a way of determining how to do this…
