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Section 3 Creating Technology
Beginners must take their time to make
sure the shapes are correct.
To begin blocking out, the designer
draws a vertical line. Next, two lines are
drawn at roughly 30°, starting from the
bottom endpoint of the vertical line. These
three lines are called the isometric axes.
The intersection of the isometric axes forms
the front corner of the sketch. The shapes
can now be blocked into the sketch. Each
shape is blocked in a little differently.
Boxes
The box uses the intersection of the
isometric axes as its front corner. See
Figure 13-15. The vertical line should be
drawn to the same height as the object.
The line drawn to the left should equal the
length. The line to the right should equal
the width of the box. Once the lines are
drawn, the designer draws a line the same
length as the vertical line at the other two
endpoints. The designer then connects the
three vertical lines. This forms the front and
right side of the object. To form the top of
the box, the designer draws two additional
angled lines, the same length as the other
angled lines. The first angled line is drawn
from the upper-left corner of the front side
Cylinder
Cone
Box
Sphere
Shapes in Designs
Figure 13-14. The basic shapes can be seen in many common objects. A file cabinet is a box shape.
The shape of a cylinder can be seen in a can. Baseballs are spheres. An ice-cream cone is a cone shape.
(Sauder Woodworking, The Coca-Cola Company, American Baseball Company)