In the tutorial on rotated boxes, shouldn't the side view (90 degrees) be the one I drew below in light green? I get it, that the VP will shift towards the left, but the side view that is drawn in the tutorial - shouldn't it be more than 90 degrees?
You are technically correct, but being hyper-accurate here actually takes away from the purpose of those squares. The squares serve as a simple reminder of the full range of rotation we're trying to cover. I added them in a later iteration of this exercise because students tended to really minimize the rotations between their boxes without them.
So, yes - because the boxes are tapered, those side boxes would ostensibly be the way in which you drew them, but it would provide no real benefit in terms of the specific purpose of the exercise, while increasing its complexity by a bit.
Uncomfortable
2022-05-31 17:17
You are technically correct, but being hyper-accurate here actually takes away from the purpose of those squares. The squares serve as a simple reminder of the full range of rotation we're trying to cover. I added them in a later iteration of this exercise because students tended to really minimize the rotations between their boxes without them.
So, yes - because the boxes are tapered, those side boxes would ostensibly be the way in which you drew them, but it would provide no real benefit in terms of the specific purpose of the exercise, while increasing its complexity by a bit.