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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 />

w<br />

l<br />

Many products are packaged in rectangular prisms.<br />

1. Measure and record the dimensions Cereal<br />

of the cereal box.<br />

h<br />

28 MHR • Chapter 6

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