Idea 3of 22Builds onThe front view: the tallest in each column
The side view: standing at the right
What do you see when you stand at the building's right side?
Today you'll discover
- what the side view shows
- which row goes on the left
- how the side view sits beside the front view
Think firstYou walk to the building's right side
Standing at the right side, facing the cubes, which part of the building is on your left?
Decide first, then press Next. Stand where the eye is: which row is on your left?
The same seven cubes, with an eye at the right side looking in. The side view appears: two columns, 2 squares then 3, the front row on the left. Then it is set beside the front view and the top view. The last step asks about nine cubes in three rows.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
The side view shows the tallest stack in each row, front row on the left.
Easy to get wrongDon't draw it backwards. Standing at the right, the building's front is on your left, so the front row's column is drawn first.
Compare themFront view: one column for each column of cubes, left to right. Side view: one column for each row, front to back.
Key word
- side view
- the flat drawing of what you see standing at the right side of an object, looking straight at it
Ready to use it?
- Draw the side view of a cube building.
- Choose the side view that matches a building.