Lesson 6 Orthographic view

6:07 AM, Sunday November 29th 2020

Hello,

I have noticed that some students write number along their orthographic view. For exemple 1 and 1 when it is a square. When I draw my orthographic view should I measure with my ruler to build a square or should I guess ?

Best regards,

Adrien

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6:19 PM, Monday November 30th 2020

The orthographic views are there to help you really establish strong proportions - so anything you can do to increase their accuracy and reliability, including using a ruler to measure out the grid they're drawn within, will help.

5:23 AM, Tuesday December 1st 2020

Thanks !

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