1.06 Drawing in Orthographic
Review the following videos. The learning goals for this lesson are that you should be able to:
Identify the three main planes that an orthographic projection is drawn in.
Draw a basic orthographic drawing by hand using proper scale.
Draw that same orthographic drawing in AutoCAD with proper dimensions.
Measure and draw a servo motor in orthographic.
Assignment - Camera in Orthographic
Your first assignment in orthographic is to draw the following camera in AutoCAD using an orthographic technique.
After you have done the drawing you will need to place it in a title block and export it as a .pdf file.
Title Blocks
The next obvious step is to draw that camera in AutoCAD to practice. To that please review the MyCADSite tutorial on Orthographic projection.
Lesson 1-12 Orthographic Projection
Once you have drawn the camera you are going to present it in a title block. To do this follow these steps:
Right click on your Layout tabs at the bottom of the page.
Select "From Template" in the menu.
Select the "Tutorial-iMfg" template.
Press OK.
Go to your new layout
Delete the default VIEWPORT
Type VIEWPORT, select single. Draw a box inside your title block.
Double click the title block and update the relevant data with the TEXT tool.
Following this, you should have a manufacturing drawing. Congratulations. Upload it to your assignment folder as "2.6 Drawing in Orthographic"