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First Angle Orthographic Projection Notes

This document provides notes on first angle orthographic projection. It explains that orthographic projection shows an object from three views: the front elevation, end elevation, and plan. It describes how to draw the elevations and plan of a simple solid using first angle projection. The key steps are to draw the views aligned with each other and in the correct positions based on the direction arrows. The document also includes an example of a 3D object with its surfaces color-coded for each view and the completed orthographic projection. It concludes with an image of the first angle symbol.

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First Angle Orthographic Projection Notes

This document provides notes on first angle orthographic projection. It explains that orthographic projection shows an object from three views: the front elevation, end elevation, and plan. It describes how to draw the elevations and plan of a simple solid using first angle projection. The key steps are to draw the views aligned with each other and in the correct positions based on the direction arrows. The document also includes an example of a 3D object with its surfaces color-coded for each view and the completed orthographic projection. It concludes with an image of the first angle symbol.

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11/02/2021 First angle orthographic projection notes

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Geometry

Pictorial drawing

Orthographic Projection

Solid Geometry

Orthographic Projection > First angle


Learning outcome:

I can recognise the direction of viewing used to derive the various views in first angle projection
I can project the elevations of a simple solid in first angle projection

By the end of the lesson I will be able to:

Draw a front elevation


Draw an end elevation
Draw a plan
Draw the first angle symbol

Before studying this lesson I need to make sure that I know how to:

Draw construction lines


Label neatly in block letters
Apply different line weights to construction lines and bold lines

Orthographic Projection
The orthographic projection is a way of drawing an object as seen from three different directions. To demonstrate this, we will use the simple object shown below, a video of which can be viewed at:

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Rotating Object 001

The three directions from which the object is to be drawn are shown below. They are called Front Elevation, End Elevation and Plan. This helps us distinguish between one view and the other.

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In this other video the same object is shown with its surfaces colour coded. The surfaces that can be seen from the front elevation are coded in green, the ones seen from the end elevation are coded in blue and the ones seen from the plan
view are coded in red.

Object 01 colour

When drawn in orthographic projection, this object is drawn as shown below.

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Note that the views are neatly labelled so that we know what we are looking at. Also note that they are drawn aligned to each other. This is shown by the faint lines projected from one view to the other. The positioningof the views is also
important. An easy way to know where you should place a view is by looking at its arrow in the three dimensional view of the object.

For example, the arrow of the front elevation is pointing to the top left hand corner of the paper.

This means that the front elevation should be drawn at the top left hand side of the paper. In the same way, since the arrow of the end elevation is pointing to the top right hand corner, the end elevation is to be drawn in the top right hand
corner. The arrow for the plan is pointing directly downwards, but in the case of the plan, we do not draw it in the bottom centre area of the paper. Instead we draw the plan aligned to the front elevation.

The first angle symbol and its dimensions are given below.

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