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Measerment and drawing

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Orthographic Drawing
A drawing that has several views used to describe the object. It is also called a multiview drawing.
Front View
the view of a three-dimensional figure looking from the front
top view
the view of a three-dimensional figure looking down from the top
Side View
the view of a three-dimensional figure looking from the side
Hidden Lines
A line type that represents an edge that is not directly visible.
Apex
the highest point
diameter
A straight line passing from side to side through the center of a circle or sphere.
length
Distance between two points
Width
The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
height
The measurement associated with an object's top-to-bottom dimension.
Radius
A straight line from the center to the circumference of a circle or sphere.
Perspective
(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
Measurement
The size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring
Object Lines
A heavy solid line used on a drawing to represent the outline of an object.
Dimension Lines
Lines that are thin lines capped with arrowheads, which may be broken along their length to provide space for the dimension numerals.
metric system
The decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass.
Imperial System
Measurements are taken in feet, inches and pounds.
Super Inch
the fractional measurement of the 16 digits marked on a ruler or tape measure used to measure dimension
Imperial System
After the U.S gained independence from Britain, the new American government decided to keep this type of measurement, even though the metric system was gaining in popularity at the time.
Orthographic projection
A method of representing three-dimensional objects on a plane having only length and breadth. Also referred to as Right Angle Projection.
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