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Oblique Drawing
Oblique Drawing
Oblique Drawing- the kind of pictorial drawing of an object where one surface is shown
parallel to the frontal plane and the other is inclined to it.( Page 105)
1. Cavalier drawing- An oblique drawing in which the depth axis lines are in full scale of full
size. The receding lines represent its true depth-it makes an angle of 45 degrees and 30
degrees with the plane of projection.
2. Cabinet Oblique-Depth axis lines are drawn at one-half scale. The receding line is drawn
half-size, and the projectors makes an angle of 30, 45, 60 degrees respectively.
3. General Oblique-Depth axis lines vary from to full size. Drawn at any convenient
angle and the receding lines are drawn full size, 1/3 size, size or size.