Orthographic & Isometric Review

Responsibilities Of The Piping

Designer
THE PIPING DESIGNER
INITIATES WORK FOR:
1. STRUCTURAL
2. VESSELS
3. ELECTRICAL
4. STRESS
5. PIPE MATERIAL

FINAL ERECTION
•DETAIL DRAWING
(PLACEMENT)
•ISOMETRIC DRAWING
START (CONFIGURATION &
ERECTION NOTES)
•FABRICATED PIPE ISOS.
 Scales
3/8” = 1’-0”
most common for
piping plan
drawings

ARCHITECTURAL (3/8” SCALE)

most commonly
used on plot plans
or map type
drawings

ENGINEERING (1 TO 10 SCALE)
te r
m e /8”
1 -3 3 1:33 1/3” is most
3 ’ frequently used for
=
piping plan
drawings

METRIC (1 TO 33 1/3” SCALE)

 Isometric Planes

ISOMETRIC: PICTORAL REPRESENTATION WHICH IS THREE DIMENSIONAL

THREE DIMENSIONAL CUBE

•Drawn at 30° angle, the circle is shown as an ellipse in

the
horizontal and vertical planes.
•The North Arrow is normally drawn up and to the right…
Never draw the North Arrow down.
PURPOSE OF
THE ISOMETRIC
1. IT IS USED BY THE
DRAWING: FABRICATOR IN
FABRICATING THE LINE.
2. IT IS USED BY THE PIPING
MATERIAL GROUP IN
PURCHASING THE
MATERIAL FOR THE LINE.
3. IT IS USED BY THE FIELD
CREW IN ERECTING THE
LINE.
Fabrication ISOMETRIC’S
 Isometric Drawings

North arrow upper right

hand corner

Drawn to proportion,
not to scale.

Centered on paper

Neat line work and

lettering
Coordinate System

Coordinates are used

to locate a line so it
can be located by the
erection crew in the
field.

Example above locates a point in the NE

quadrant.
Coordinate System

Locate each edge of

the box, with one
North and one East
coordinate.

SOLUTION:
Elevation Views

Common
Terms:
ELEVATION : A
height or distance
from grade.
H.P.F.S. :
High point of
finish surface.
Orthographic Projection
Simple Isometrics:
Piping Arrangement

SECTION VIEW