8.5.1 Views of 3d Objects

You will be introduced to 3d objects as we begin looking at properties of surface area and volume.

Many people who work with blueprints, design or models have to try and show what a 3 dimensional object looks like using only picutres or 2 dimensional diagrams.  Consider this computer generated model of a cartoon bird:

This design artist felt that it was very important to have 4 different pictures of the bird when working on it.  Think about why there might need to be more than 1 view required to see this 3d object.

Resources:

• 5.1 Notes: Views of 3d Objects
• NCTM Isometric Drawing Tool (if it doesn't load, type in ctrl-F5 which will refresh your browser page.  You may need to allow the java program to run on the site)

Assignment

• 5.1 Practice: p168 #3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9