Multiview Drawings
Multiview Drawings
DRAWINGS
AC-IDD-5. Students will create technical freehand sketches.
AC-IDD-11. Students will use orthographic projection to create and
dimension multiview drawings.
TECHNICAL DRAWINGS/MULTIVIEW
DRAWINGS
GIVES CLEARER MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
THAN A PICTURE OR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
DRAW VIEWS OF THE OBJECT AS IT IS SEEN FROM
DIFFERENT POSITIONS
VIEWS ARE ARRANGED IN A STANDARD ORDER
SIX VIEWS OF AN OBJECT
MOST OBJECTS HAVE SIX SIDES/VIEWS:
TOP
BOTTOM
FRONT
REAR
RIGHT-SIDE
LEFT-SIDE
IN MOST CASES ONLY 2-3 VIEWS ARE
NEEDED TO COMPLETELY SHOW THE
SHAPE AND SIZE OF AN OBJECT
NORMAL VIEWS
THREE MOST COMMON
VIEWS:
FRONT: SHOWS WIDTH AND
HEIGHT
TOP: SHOWS WIDTH AND DEPTH
RIGHT-SIDE: SHOWS DEPTH AND
HEIGHT
ONLY NEED 3 VIEWS USUALLY
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DECIDING WHICH VIEWS TO USE
FRONT VIEW IS TYPICALLY THE ONE THAT SHOWS THE MOST
CHARACTERISTICS OR IS THE LONGEST VIEW– ONLY CHOSEN
VIEW
TOP AND RIGHT-SIDE VIEWS ARE CHOSEN BASED ON THE
NORMAL POSITION OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE FRONT VIEW
NUMBER OF VIEWS TO DRAW
WHEN AN OBJECT HAS A UNIFORM THICKNESS ONLY ONE
VIEW IS NEEDED
AN OBJECT CAN BE SHOWN IN TWO VIEWS WHEN THE THIRD
VIEW WOULD ADD NOTHING TO THE DESCRIPTION
CURVED SURFACES
CYLINDERS AND CONES DO NOT SHOW CURVES IN ALL
VIEWS
THEY APPEAR AS CIRCLES IN ONE VIEW AND STRAIGHT
LINES IN ANOTHER
CYLINDER APPEARS AS A CIRCLE IN ONE VIEW AND A RECTANGLE IN
ANOTHER
CONE APPEARS AS A CIRCLE IN ONE VIEW AND A TRIANGLE IN ANOTHER
ANY OBJECT WITH A SPHERE WILL HAVE CIRCLES IN ALL
VIEWS
ALPHABET OF LINES
Line symbols used in technical drawing are often referred to
as ALPHABET OF LINES. The use of line symbols enables
engineers/designers to express features of designed products clearly and
accurately. Line features vary not only by width but also by how they
are graphically represented in a drawing. Line significance is conveyed
by line weight or thickness of the line. Every line is drawn at different
thickness and darkness to express contrast as well as importance. Lines
that are less important are thin and light. Key to successful drafting is to
have a good technical knowledge of these various line characteristics –
to understand where and when to apply them in technical drawing.
ALPHABET OF LINES
HIDDEN LINES
NARROW, SHORT DASHED LINES DRAWN WITH 0.5MM F PENCIL
1/8 DASH, 1/32 GAP
SHOWS THE OUTLINE OF A FEATURE THAT CAN NOT BE SEEN IN A
PARTICULAR VIEW
TOP
FRONT RIGHT
MULTIVIEW PRACTICE #1 -
ANSWER
MULTIVIEW PRACTICE #2
MULTIVIEW PRACTICE #2 -
ANSWER
MULTIVIEW PRACTICE #3
HOW WOULD A HOLE BE INDICATED ON THE TOP AND RIGHT
SIDE VIEWS THAT IS SHOWN IN THE FRONT VIEW AS A
CIRCLE?
INCLUDE CENTER LINES
MULTIVIEW PRACTICE #3 -
ANSWER
HOW WOULD A HOLE BE INDICATED ON THE TOP AND RIGHT
SIDE VIEWS THAT IS SHOWN IN THE FRONT VIEW AS A
CIRCLE?
INCLUDE CENTER LINES
MULTIVIEW PRACTICE #4
MULTIVIEW PRACTICE #4 -
ANSWER
LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING: 1, 2, 3
ON THE BACK OF YOUR HANDOUT, MARK WHETHER YOU
BELIEVE YOU ARE A 1, 2 OR 3
1: I NEED HELP OR I AM STILL STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND
2: I GET IT OR MOSTLY UNDERSTAND
3: I GET IT, LETS MOVE ON TO SOMETHING HARDER