Chapter 10: Plans and

Elevations
21.1 : Orthogonal
Projections

*Identifying orthogonal
projections
The orthogonal projection of an object on a plane is the image
(shadow) formed
by the normal from the object onto the plane.

 If the projection lines are not normal to the

horizontal plane, then the image formed onto the
plane is not the orthogonal projection of the
object.

Example 1
For each of the following, state
whether the projection onto the
plane ABCD parallel to the shaded
surface is the orthogonal projection
for the object given.

*Drawing orthogonal
projections
To draw the orthogonal projection of
a given object on a plane :
(a) Draw the normals from each
verticles of the object to the given
plane.
(b) Join all the points on the plane.