Views of Solids

Solids can be viewed from top, front, back and sides.

e.g. This object can be viewed in six different ways.

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view from front
view from back
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view from top
view from bottom
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view from left
view from right

 

Nets of Solids

A net is a flat pattern in two dimensions which, when cut out and folded, will make a solid figure.

net shows all of the faces of a solid.

Cuboid
Net of a cuboid

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Pyramid
Net of a pyramid

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Isometric drawings

Isometric graph paper, which is made up in a triangular pattern, instead of the usual squares, can be used to draw views of three dimensional objects.

e.g. An isometric drawing of the cuboid is shown below. Views_and_Nets_of_Solids_13.gif

 

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Each dot on isometric graph paper is the same distance from any other dot.