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Isometric Drawing

An isometric drawing depicts an object with all three dimensions drawn to scale rather than foreshortened, resembling an isometric projection where all lines parallel to the three major axes can be measured. Isometric lines are equal in distance and connect isometric points. A non-isometric line is not parallel to any of the three legs of the isometric axis. Oblique drawings show a three-dimensional view of an object with one face in true shape and other faces at distorted angles to create forced depth, though they are two-dimensional. Cabinet oblique drawings, which shorten receding lines by half their length, are most commonly used as they approximate human vision better than cavalier oblique drawings.

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Isometric Drawing

An isometric drawing depicts an object with all three dimensions drawn to scale rather than foreshortened, resembling an isometric projection where all lines parallel to the three major axes can be measured. Isometric lines are equal in distance and connect isometric points. A non-isometric line is not parallel to any of the three legs of the isometric axis. Oblique drawings show a three-dimensional view of an object with one face in true shape and other faces at distorted angles to create forced depth, though they are two-dimensional. Cabinet oblique drawings, which shorten receding lines by half their length, are most commonly used as they approximate human vision better than cavalier oblique drawings.

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isometric drawing

A pictorial representation of an object in which all threedimensions are drawn at full scale rather than foreshortening them to
the true projection. An isometric drawing looks like an isometric projection but its all linesparallel to the three major axes are
measurable.

isometric lines
They are lines that are equal in distance. The word comes from Greek and means 'having equal measurement'. A line is also
isometric if it connects isometric points.

a  NON-ISOMETRIC  LINE  is  a  line  that  is  notparallel   to   any   one   of   the   three   legs   of   theisometric axis. It is not a
normal line in a normalmulti-view  projection  of  the  object.

Oblique drawings are designed to show a three dimensional view of an object. It is a kind of a drawing that shows one face of
the object in true shape, but the other faces on a distorted angle. Oblique is not really a '3D' system but a 2 dimensional view of
an object with 'forced depth'.

Cavalier oblique and cabinet oblique. In cavalier oblique drawings, all lines (including receding lines) are made to their true
length. In cabinet oblique drawings, the receding lines are shortened by one-half their true length to compensate for distortion
and to approximate more closely what the human eye would see. It is for this reason that cabinet oblique drawings are the
most used form of oblique drawings.
isometric drawing

A pictorial representation of an object in which all threedimensions are drawn at full scale rather than foreshortening them to
the true projection. An isometric drawing looks like an isometric projection but its all linesparallel to the three major axes are
measurable.

isometric lines
They are lines that are equal in distance. The word comes from Greek and means 'having equal measurement'. A line is also
isometric if it connects isometric points.

a  NON-ISOMETRIC  LINE  is  a  line  that  is  notparallel   to   any   one   of   the   three   legs   of   theisometric axis. It is not a
normal line in a normalmulti-view  projection  of  the  object.

Oblique drawings are designed to show a three dimensional view of an object. It is a kind of a drawing that shows one face of
the object in true shape, but the other faces on a distorted angle. Oblique is not really a '3D' system but a 2 dimensional view of
an object with 'forced depth'.

Cavalier oblique and cabinet oblique. In cavalier oblique drawings, all lines (including receding lines) are made to their true
length. In cabinet oblique drawings, the receding lines are shortened by one-half their true length to compensate for distortion
and to approximate more closely what the human eye would see. It is for this reason that cabinet oblique drawings are the
most used form of oblique drawings.

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