220 Exploring Drafting
width, height, and depth of the object.
Determine the orientation in which the
object will be drawn.
2. Using the format of your choice, draw the
border and title block on the sheet. This
example uses an 8-1/2″ × 11″ drawing ″
sheet.
3. Draw construction lines from corner
to corner across the drawing area. See
Figure 9-26. This locates the center of a
rectangle representing the drawing area.
4. Lay out two construction lines, one hori-
zontal and one vertical, intersecting the
center point of the drawing area.
5. Add the width of the object (5″) to the
depth (1-1/2″) plus 1″ for the distance ″
between views to determine the hori-
zontal space needed for the layout. Then
add the height (2-1/2″) to the depth
(1-1/2″) plus 1″ to determine the vertical ″
Figure 9-25 The object used as an example for
centering views.
Centering rectangle
A
(Steps 1–3)
B
(Step 4)
C
(Steps 5–7)
D
(Step 8)
Figure 9-26