What type of view presents two-dimensional drawings of each side of a part?

What type of view presents two-dimensional drawings of each side of a part?

• A. Orthographic
• B. Isometric
• C. Exploded
• D. Axonometric

Answer: (A)

Two-dimensional drawings of each side of a part are produced using orthographic projection. In orthographic views, the object is shown from multiple perpendicular directions (front, top, side), with parallel projection so each view displays the true size and shape of that face without perspective distortion. This lets you capture exact dimensions and how features relate across different faces for manufacturing and inspection. Isometric and axonometric drawings, by contrast, depict a 3D scene where multiple faces are shown together with consistent foreshortening, not separate true-size views of each face. An exploded view, meanwhile, shows components separated to illustrate assembly order rather than the flat, side-by-side faces of the part.

Two-dimensional drawings of each side of a part are produced using orthographic projection. In orthographic views, the object is shown from multiple perpendicular directions (front, top, side), with parallel projection so each view displays the true size and shape of that face without perspective distortion. This lets you capture exact dimensions and how features relate across different faces for manufacturing and inspection.

Isometric and axonometric drawings, by contrast, depict a 3D scene where multiple faces are shown together with consistent foreshortening, not separate true-size views of each face. An exploded view, meanwhile, shows components separated to illustrate assembly order rather than the flat, side-by-side faces of the part.