It is a type of drawing represented only by lines that illustrates the exact shape and size of the given object in one or several views.

• Orthographic drawing

• Perspective drawing

• Isometric drawing

• Auxiliary view

It shows the shape of the object when viewed from the side and the distance from bottom to top and front to rear.

• Frontal plane

• Horizontal plane

• Profile plane

• Rear view

It is viewed from the back of the front view of the object, which shows width and height of the object.

• Front view

• Right side view

• Bottom view

• Rear view

These are bases of all drawing. They are used even from simple drawings to the more difficult ones.

• Lines

• Letters

• Shapes

• Views

It is a curved line with an arrowhead at one end. This kind of line is used to label the parts of an object.

• Leader line

• Reference line

• Short break line

• Dimension line

It is viewed from the right side of the object which shows the shape, height, and depth of the object.

• Rear view

• Right side view

• Top view

• Left side view

It is viewed below the top view which shows the shapes and depth of the object.

• Right side view

• Rear view

• Bottom view

• Front view

It is viewed from the left side of the front view that shows the shape, height, and depth of the object.

• Right side view

• Left side view

• Rear view

• Top view

It is viewed from the bottom of the top view which shows the weight and depth of the object.

• Rear view

• Bottom view

• Left side view

• Front view

These are lines which are seen on the edge of an object.

• Hidden Lines

• Visible Lines

• Center Lines

• Long Break Lines