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GET 102 ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWING Objective Question

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The document suggests an analogy for understanding orthographic projection. What is it?
Options
A Suspending an object in a liquid and observing its reflections.
B Suspending an object inside a hinged box and projecting points to the planes before unfolding.
Correct Answer
C Placing an object on a rotating platform and taking pictures from different angles.
D Creating a 3D wireframe model of the object on a computer.
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Page 5 states: 'The orthographic projection can be thought of as suspending an object inside a hinged box and projecting the points to the planes which make up the box before unfolding the box.'

Hint

Look at the second bullet point on page 5, which describes the conceptual process.

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