you will learn how to take your own ideas and create orthographic drawings for them. By the end of this module you will be able to:
Define critical dimensions
Evaluate my design and determine the critical dimensions
Break down my design into basic geometric solids
Create precise orthographic drawings for each of my accessories with labels and dimensions
📝📝📝 The 3 worksheet pages for Module 7
✏️Sharp or mechanical pencil
📏Straight edge or ruler
🚹1 basic figure to reference (Download to print your own or ask your teacher to borrow one)
🟧 Glue Stick
CRITICAL DIMENSIONS are the important measurements of the accessory. For instance, if the object is going to be held in the hand, it's important to know exactly how big the object should be so it can be small enough to fit in the hand, but large enough that it doesn't fall out.
To find your critical dimensions, determine where the character will interact with your part. If its a hat, it will go on its head, will it also be held in the hand? If so, you may have 2 critical dimensions!
What dimensions are critical on your accessory? Why are those the critical dimensions?
What part do you need to measure on the figure? What is the dimension?
We'll learn more about this in a later module, but the basic geometric shapes are what is
Let's create the orthographic drawing for this accessory together. Once we know the critical dimensions, we need to figure out the basic geometric shape so we can start to draw it. In this case, the basic shape is a cylinder.
Make orthographic drawings of all the accessories you will be making. Don't forget to label the views and add dimensions. Those dimensions will be needed when we start 3d modeling them!
Congratulations finishing module 7!
Please fill out the exit ticket.
Image credits: