Isometric drawings are not actual 3D drawings, they are made with 2d geometries but they appear like 3D. Isometric cartoon in AutoCAD can exist made past tilting viewing angle to 30 degrees for all of its sides in the 2D plane.

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In this article, I will show you methods of making an isometric drawing in AutoCAD. For explaining this feature I volition use the geometry shown in the image to a higher place.

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Isometric drawing in AutoCAD 2022 and older versions:

At first, you need to alter your snap settings to isometric. Blazon DS on the command line and printing enter.

Drafting settings window will popular up from this window select snap and grid tab and brand certain Isometric snap radio push is checked. Click OK to leave drafting settings window.

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Now make certain ortho style is turned on from the status bar, if it is not turned on so press F8 to turn it on.

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You can at present select isometric plane for your drawing by pressing the F5 key. The iii Isoplanes available for selection are Isoplane top, right and left.

Press F5 key to actuate Isoplane superlative and so select line command and click anywhere in the drawing expanse to start your line. Specify a direction and type 5 on the control line and then printing enter, repeat this procedure by irresolute directions of line to brand a closed square as shown in image A below.

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At present press F5 over again to change the Isoplane to correct or left. Start line command over again and make lines from three corners of the square of length 5 units towards downward direction equally shown in the paradigm B above.

Again change Isoplane to Elevation past pressing F5 fundamental and join all three end points of the vertical lines to make a complete cube. In a similar fashion, you can make other isometric drawings too.

Isometric drawing in AutoCAD 2022 and after versions:

With AutoCAD 2022 and later versions, this process of creating an isometric drawing has been greatly simplified. You tin can straight start isometric drawing using ISODRAFT selection of the status bar.

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Click on ISODRAFT icon on the status bar as shown in the image above and select plane on which you want to create your drawing past pressing F5 cardinal. Rest of the process is aforementioned equally mentioned above.

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