cutaway view
Sliced-open diagram showing
A cutaway view is a diagram or illustration showing an object with part of its exterior removed to reveal internal structure.
Common in technical manuals, textbooks, and architectural drawings: The cutaway view of the engine shows how the pistons connect to the crankshaft.
The technique lets viewers see what's normally hidden without losing context of the whole.
- cross-sectionView through interior
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- technical drawingPrecise specification illustration
- explodedBurst violently outward
- interiorInside area or region
inner workings · schematic · blueprint · under the hood · layers · layer by layer · anatomy · medical illustration · dissection · slice · reveal · technical · illustration · components · inner · exposed · transparent · see through
- draftingblueprint, blueprints, technical drawings, dimensions, engineering drawing
- technical drawingsblueprints, technical drawing, schematics, engineering drawing, diagrams
- technical diagramsschematic, blueprint, flowchart, circuit diagram, wiring diagram
- car illustrationscar design, concept car, concept cars, concept sketch, poster art
- perspective typesone-point perspective, three-point perspective, linear perspective