Chapter 13

Isometric Drawing and Gradient Hatch Rendering

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

  • Make 2D isometric drawings to scale from 2D orthographic projection drawings.

  • Correctly use the following commands and ­settings:

    ELLIPSE-Isocircle

    SNAP-Style Iso

  • Use the <Ctrl>+E or <F5> key to change from one isoplane to another.

  • Use gradient hatch patterns to render isometric drawings.

Axonometric Drawing

axonometric: Forms of 2D drawing that represent 3D objects. The three axonometric drawing forms are isometric, dimetric, and trimetric.

The forms of axonometric drawing are isometric, dimetric, and trimetric, as shown in Figure 13-1. The trimetric form has the most pleasing appearance because each of the three axes uses a different scale. Dimetric uses ...

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