How it works
This orthographic graph paper prints four boxes of 1/4 inch squares, 14 by 19 squares each, with their edges in line. Other sheets turn the page sideways, change the square, or give two or six boxes.
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Where each view goes
In third-angle projection, standard in the USA, Japan, Canada and Australia, the top view goes above the front view and the right side view to its right. So the front view takes the lower left box. First-angle projection, standard throughout Europe, draws each view on the opposite side.
Multiview graph paper in other layouts
The boxes are one size and one square apart, so a line carries from one view into the next. The Sheet menu has six boxes, for a view on each side of the front view, two boxes for an object that two views describe, and four boxes on 11 x 17 or A3.
- With three views drawn, the fourth box is spare for notes or a sketch of the object.
- For a 3D view of the same object, print isometric paper.
Questions and answers
What is orthographic graph paper?
Graph paper set out for a multiview drawing: separate grids, one for each view of an object, with their edges in line. Such a drawing has up to six views, and usually three, the front, top and end views, give enough information.
Which box is the top view?
In third-angle projection, the one above the front view. No view names are printed, so the same sheet serves first-angle projection, which places each view on the opposite side.
How big is each view box?
On the opening sheet, 14 by 19 squares of 1/4 inch, which is 3 1/2 by 4 3/4 inches. The 5 mm sheet has 17 by 24 squares, the 1/8 inch sheet 28 by 39 and the 1/2 inch sheet 6 by 9.
Is there a sheet for 11 x 17 paper?
Yes, two, for 11 x 17 or A3: four boxes of 30 by 19 squares on a sideways page, or 19 by 30 on an upright page, in 1/4 inch squares.