Geometry In Design - McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Geometry In Design - McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Geometry In Design - McGraw-Hill Ryerson
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6.3<br />
Create Nets, Plans, and Patterns<br />
net<br />
• a two-dimensional<br />
diagram that can be cut<br />
out, and folded to form a<br />
three-dimensional object<br />
plan<br />
• a scale drawing of a<br />
structure or object<br />
• a design or arrangement<br />
scheme<br />
pattern<br />
• a form, template, or<br />
model from which an<br />
object can be created<br />
Commercial products are packaged in various shapes of containers. These<br />
containers are often manufactured as a two-dimensional net and then<br />
folded or bent into a three-dimensional shape. One example is a cereal<br />
box, which is a rectangular prism.<br />
Other three-dimensional objects, such as houses or items of furniture, are<br />
constructed from a plan . Plans are usually parts of nets, drawn to scale,<br />
that give enough information to construct the three-dimensional object.<br />
Clothing is made by using a pattern to cut the cloth. The cloth pieces are<br />
then sewn together to make the clothing item. A pattern is usually a net<br />
that is drawn in separate pieces.<br />
<strong>In</strong>vestigate 1<br />
Tools<br />
empty cereal box<br />
scissors<br />
ruler<br />
tape<br />
<strong>Design</strong> a Box<br />
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Many products are packaged in rectangular prisms.<br />
1. Measure and record the dimensions Cereal<br />
of the cereal box.<br />
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28 MHR • Chapter 6