Axonometric - School of Architecture and Planning

FLOOR PLANS show
width and depth
SECTIONS &
ELEVATIONS
show height and
depth (or width)

3-DIMENSIONAL VIEWS
- AXONOMETRIC DRAWING (or
PARALINE drawing) is a 3-dimensional
single view drawing of an object or design
drawn to scale. Parallel lines remain parallel.
Usually drawn at 30/60 or 45 degree angles.
- PERSPECTIVE is a single-view drawing.
Parallel lines converge to vanishing points.
More than any other drawing type, a
perspective represents the reality of form in
3 -dimensions as we naturally perceive it.

AN AXONOMETRIC DRAWING
SHOWS THE WIDTH, DEPTH AND
HEIGHT IN A SINGLE-VIEW
HORIZONTAL (WIDTH) =
X-axis
HORIZONTAL (DEPTH) =
Y-axis
VERTICAL (HEIGHT) =
Z-axis

THE (3) PRINCIPAL AXES SHOW
TRUE LENGTHS OR DIMENSIONS.
DRAW THEM TO THE SAME SCALE

DRAWING CURVES, PYRAMIDS OR
OTHER GEOMETRICAL SHAPES AS AN
AXONOMETRIC VIEW
(1) DRAW A BOX
(2) DRAW OBJECT USING THE BOX AS
CONSTRAINT
(3) MEASURE ALL SIDES

CLASS EXERCISE:
On your sketch book, use the (3) cubes as a guide to draw
paraline views of a cylinder, a cone, and a pyramid.
(duration: 10 minutes)

VP HL

ASSIGNMENT
• READ: “FORM, SPACE & ORDER” book:
Chapters 1 & 2
• EXERCISES: “Design Drawing” book: 7.1,
7.2, 7.3, 7.5