Chapter 4

Orthographic
Writing
 TOPICS

Views selection
Alignment of views
Orthographic writing steps
Basic dimensioning
Tangency and intersections
View Selection
 VIEW SELECTION STEPS

1. Orient the object to the best position

relative to a glass box.

2. Select the front view.

3. Select adjacent views.

 STEP 1 : Orient the Object
The object should be placed in its natural position.
The object should presents its features in actual
size and shape in orthographic views.

GOOD NO !
 STEP 2 : Select a Front View
The object’s longest dimension should be
presented as a width.
First choice Second choice
Waste more space

Inappropriate GOOD
STEP 2 : Select a Front View
The adjacent views that are projected from the
selected front view should appear in its natural
position.

Inappropriate
STEP 2 : Select a Front View
Choose the view that have the fewest number of
hidden lines.

GOOD Inappropriate
 STEP 3 : Select an Adjacent View
Choose the view that have the fewest number of
hidden lines.

GOOD

Inappropriate

GOOD
Inappropriate
STEP 3 : Select an Adjacent View
Choose the minimum number of views that can
represent the major features of the object.
Necessary Hole’s location can be
specified on the same view.
Easy to understand

Difficult to interprete.

Necessary
STEP 3 : Select an Adjacent View
Choose the views that are suitable to a drawing
space.

POOR

Not enough space

for dimensioning.
STEP 3 : Select an Adjacent View
Choose the views that are suitable to a drawing
space.

GOOD
 Example : View selection

mislead to…

D
H W
F.V.

W D

F.V. & T.V. Three views F.V. & R.S.V.

Size description   
Shape description   
 ONE-VIEW DRAWING
Flat part having a uniform thickness.

1 Thick

Unnecessary These 2 views provide only information

about the part thickness !
 ONE-VIEW DRAWING
Cylindrical-shaped part.

Unnecessary
Repeat !

Infer from CL

Unnecessary
 TWO-VIEW DRAWING
There exists an identical view.

Repeat !
Unnecessary
 TWO-VIEW DRAWING
The 3rd view has no significant contours of the object.

Unnecessary
 TWO-VIEW DRAWING
The 3rd view has no significant contours of the object.

Unnecessary
Alignment of Views
 PROJECTION SYSTEMS
1. First angle system
- European country
- ISO standard First Quadrant

2. Third angle system

- Canada, USA,
Japan, Thailand

Third
Quadrant
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
1st angle system 3rd angle system
 ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS
1st angle system 3rd angle system

Folding
line


Folding
line
Folding
line


Folding
line
 ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS
1st angle system 3rd angle system

Right Side View Front View Top View

Top View Front View Right Side View

 PROJECTION SYMBOLS
First angle system Third angle system
 PROJECTION SYMBOLS
Suggested proportion

d 1.7d

2.2d
Orthographic Writing
Steps
 WRITING STEPS

1. Select the necessary views

2. Layout the views.
3. Project the views.

4. Dimension the views.

1. SELECT THE NECESSARY VIEWS
 2. LAYOUT THE VIEWS

A4

152

64

25

45

152

Choose an
appropriate scale
1:1
PROJECT THE VIEWS
DIMENSION THE VIEWS
x
x

y
y
x x
y

y
PART NAME

NOTES
1. Dimensions in millimeters.
2. ….
 TRANSFERING
THE DEPTH DIMENSION
1. Direct measurement

3
27

2
1
0
0 1 2 3 27
Starting point
 TRANSFERING
THE DEPTH DIMENSION
2. Use miter line

45

Views too close

Basic Dimensioning
 COMPONENTS

1. Extension lines 10 27
10 Drill, 2 Holes
R16
2. Dimension lines
3. Leader lines
4. Dimension numbers

17
5. Local notes 43
Tangencies and
Intersections
 TANGENT & INTERSECTION
No line is formed when curved surface tangent
to a plane surface.
Line is formed when curved surface intersects
a plane surface.
No line

tangent intersect

No line

tangent intersect
 TANGENT & INTERSECTION

limiting element

tangent tangent
tangent
intersect plane
 TANGENT & INTERSECTION
tangent

No line tangent
intersect

tangent tangent

No line No line tangent

tangent
QUIZ
1. Which should be the natural position of the light
bulb ? (20 sec)

a b)

c) d)

0 5 10 15 20
2. Which are the necessary views ? (60 sec)

a) A-C-E D E

b) E-B-D B
c) E-A
d) E-C

A C

F
0 15 30 45 60
3. Which is in correct first angle projection ? (180 sec)
a) b)

c) d)

0 45 90 135 180
4. Which is in correct third angle projection ? (180 sec)
a) b)

c) d)

0 45 90 135 180
5. Which is a wrong 3rd angle orthographic views ?
(180 sec)

a) b)

c) d)

0 45 90 135 180