September 2016
Intermediate to advanced
848 pages
28h 23m
English
Content preview from Engineering Design Graphics with Autodesk® Inventor® 2017
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Chapter 4. Orthographic Views
Chapter Objectives
• Learn how to draw orthographic views
• Learn ANSI standards and conventions
• Learn about third-angle projection
• Learn how to draw section and auxiliary views
Introduction
Orthographic views may be created directly from 3D Inventor models. Orthographic views are two-dimensional views used to define a three-dimensional model. Unless the model is of uniform thickness, more than one orthographic view is necessary to define the model’s shape. Standard practice calls for three orthographic views: a front, a top, and a right-side view, although more or fewer views may be used as needed.
orthographic views: Two-dimensional views used to define a three-dimensional model. (Usually more than one ...