Lecture 5 – Pictorial Isometric Sketch

MENG1110
Introduction To Mechanical Engineering Design
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Pictorial views can be created to give a more three
dimensional impression of the object. There are three
types of pictorial projections commonly used, as shown
below.

Perspective Isometric Oblique

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Perspective: Used more with freehand sketching.
Parallel lines appear to converge and meet at what is
referred to as the vanishing point. You can have one, two
or three vanishing points (VP).

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Isometric: Receding lines drawn at 30º and are usually
kept at true measured lengths.

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Oblique: Front face sketched as a true shape. Starts with
two axes, one horizontal, one vertical. The third axis is
usually drawn at 45º and lengths are reduced by 50% of
true lengths. Sometimes called 'cabinet' projection.

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• An Isometric Projection is constructed from 3 axes
created by dividing a circle into 3 equal angles of 120
degrees.
• The side angles will be 30°.
• Actual dimension will be used to simplify the isometric
view .

In sketching an
isometric view,
principal axes
are aligned as
shown .

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• Lines parallel to any principal axis are scaled equally.
• Measurements can be made parallel to any of the three
principal axes.

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• Lines drawn along the isometric axis or parallel to
them are drawn with their true lengths.

• Lines not parallel to isometric axis no longer have

their true lengths.

• Hidden lines are omitted unless they are needed to

make the drawing clear.

• Centre lines are drawn if they are needed to

indicate symmetry or if they are needed for
dimensioning.

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How would you sketch this object?

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Begin with Front Face

Front Face

Height

Start with
Isometric Axis

Width

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Add Side Face

Side Face

Height

Depth

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Add Top Face
Top Face

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Add detail - Cut Out 1

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Add detail - Cut Out 2

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Add detail - Cut Out 3

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Darken Final Lines

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Sketches Isometric Circle
• Construction lines drawn
as shown

• “C” gives centres of minor

arcs

• “B” gives centre of major

arcs

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MENG1110
Introduction To Mechanical Engineering Design
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