Idea 20of 22Builds onViews of an everyday object: a mug
A line in a view shows where the height changes
What does a line inside a view tell you?
Today you'll discover
- what the line on a house's top view is
- how each view shows a roof's peak
- what crossing lines on a pyramid mean
Think firstThe top view of a house
Why is there a line down the middle of this top view?
Decide first, then press Next. Find the thick lines, and where they are on the house.
The top view of a house: a rectangle with a line down the middle. Then the house from a corner, its roof peak drawn thick, running from front to back. Then all three views with the edge lines thick: the side view's line where the roof starts, the top view's peak. Then the front view, a square with a triangle on top.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
A line inside a view marks an edge where the height changes, like a roof's peak.
Where it goes nextArchitects' roof drawings use lines the same way: each line is where two slopes of the roof meet.
For exampleA cup's top view has two circles: the rim, and the bottom further down inside.
Key word
- edge line
- a line drawn inside a view where two surfaces meet and the height changes
Ready to use it?
- Explain the lines in a top view.
- Draw edge lines in a view.