isometric view
Three-axis equal angles
An isometric view is a way of depicting three-dimensional objects on a flat surface where all three axes appear equally foreshortened and meet at 120-degree angles.
Unlike perspective drawing, parallel lines remain parallel rather than converging at vanishing points.
Common in technical illustration, video games, and architectural drawings: The game uses an isometric view to show the entire battlefield.
- architectural blueprintsTechnical construction drawings
- parallel linesEquidistant throughout their length
- grid systemsIntersecting line frameworks
- drafting toolsInstruments for technical drawing
- Euclidean geometryStudy of flat planes
virtual environments · industrial design · 3D modeling · technical drawing · construction plans · trigonometric functions · SimCity · dungeon crawler · Cartesian coordinates · pixel art · video game graphics · retro gaming · visual storytelling
- Action RPGsDiablo, Diablo II, Torchlight, dungeon crawler, dungeon crawling
- architectural drawingsblueprint, floor plan, floor plans, elevations, sections
- blueprintsblueprints, blueprint, architectural plans, floor plan, floor plans
- draftingblueprint, blueprints, technical drawings, dimensions, engineering drawing
- perspectivelinear perspective, one-point perspective, three-point perspective, vanishing point, horizon line
- perspective typesone-point perspective, three-point perspective, linear perspective
isometric viewperspective view
Depiction showing depth recession
perspective drawing · one-point perspective · three-point perspective · linear perspective
isometric viewplan view
Diagram from above
front view · side view · top view · elevation
isometric, isometrics, isometrically, metric, metrics, metrical, metrically, meter, meters