Interpreting Engineering Drawings

We will gather common language when looking at drawings.

Width- measured right to left.

Depth- measured front to back

Height- measured from bottom to top.

To show the exact shape of an object we must show more than one view. Some objects maybe hidden or not clearly shown when the object is viewed from only one side.

Third-Angle projection is used in Canada and the US. Three views are usually sufficient to show the shape of an object.

The views most commonly used are the front, top, and right side.