Technical illustration is illustration meant to visually communicate information of a technical nature. Technical illustrations can be components of technical drawings or diagrams. Technical illustrations in general aim "to generate expressive images that effectively convey certain information via the visual channel to the human observer".[1]
Isometric Technical Illustration of an interface card conveying placement of the interface cable.
Technical illustrations generally have to describe and explain the subjects to a nontechnical audience. Therefore, the visual image should be accurate in terms of dimensions and proportions, and should provide "an overall impression of what an object is or does, to enhance the viewer’s interest and understanding".[2]
Today, technical illustration can be broken down into three categories[citation needed] based on the type of communication:
Communication with the general public: informs the general public, for example illustrated instructions found in the manuals for automobiles and consumer electronics. This type of technical illustration contains simple terminology and symbols that can be understood by the lay person and is sometimes called creative technical illustration/graphics.
Specialized engineering or scientific communication: used by engineers/scientists to communicate with their peers and in specifications. This use of technical illustration has its own complex terminology and specialized symbols; examples are the fields of atomic energy, aerospace and military/defense. These areas can be further broken down into disciplines of mechanical, electrical, architectural engineering and many more.
Communication between highly skilled experts: used by engineers to communicate with people who are highly skilled in a field, but who are not engineers. Examples of this type of technical illustration are illustrations found in user/operator documentation. These illustrations can be very complex and have jargon and symbols not understood by the general public, such as illustrations that are part of instructional materials for operating CNC machinery.
Types of drawingsedit
Main types of drawings in technical communication are:[3]
In the natural sciences, "scientific illustration" refers to a style of drawing using stippling and simple line techniques to convey information with a minimum of artistic interpretation.
Conventional line illustration of an engine demonstrating perspective and line techniques.
Illustration of a drum set.
Gallotia simonyi, example of pen and ink scientific illustration
Broken view plan, showing the decks of a ship, drawn 1783
Further readingedit
McDonnell, Phyllis Wood. With a chapter by Patrick (1994). Scientific illustration : a guide to biological, zoological, and medical rendering techniques, design, printing, and display (2. ed.). New York, NY [u.a.]: Wiley. ISBN978-0471285250.
^Ivan Viola and Meister E. Gröller (2005). "Smart Visibility in Visualization". In: Computational Aesthetics in Graphics, Visualization and Imaging. L. Neumann et al. (Ed.)
^Devis, Mae (14 May 2011). "משרביות". www.laser-group.co.il. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
^Alred, Gerald J.; Brusaw, Charles T.; Oliu, Walter E. (2012). The business writer's handbook (10th ed.). Boston: Bedford/St. Martins. p. 172. ISBN978-0312679439. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
External linksedit
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Technical illustration is illustration meant to visually communicate information of a technical nature Technical illustrations can be components of technical drawings or diagrams Technical illustrations in general aim to generate expressive images that effectively convey certain information via the visual channel to the human observer 1 Isometric Technical Illustration of an interface card conveying placement of the interface cable Technical illustrations generally have to describe and explain the subjects to a nontechnical audience Therefore the visual image should be accurate in terms of dimensions and proportions and should provide an overall impression of what an object is or does to enhance the viewer s interest and understanding 2 Contents 1 Types 1 1 Types of communication 1 2 Types of drawings 2 Techniques 3 Examples 4 Further reading 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksTypes editTypes of communication edit Today technical illustration can be broken down into three categories citation needed based on the type of communication Communication with the general public informs the general public for example illustrated instructions found in the manuals for automobiles and consumer electronics This type of technical illustration contains simple terminology and symbols that can be understood by the lay person and is sometimes called creative technical illustration graphics Specialized engineering or scientific communication used by engineers scientists to communicate with their peers and in specifications This use of technical illustration has its own complex terminology and specialized symbols examples are the fields of atomic energy aerospace and military defense These areas can be further broken down into disciplines of mechanical electrical architectural engineering and many more Communication between highly skilled experts used by engineers to communicate with people who are highly skilled in a field but who are not engineers Examples of this type of technical illustration are illustrations found in user operator documentation These illustrations can be very complex and have jargon and symbols not understood by the general public such as illustrations that are part of instructional materials for operating CNC machinery Types of drawings edit Main types of drawings in technical communication are 3 conventional line drawings exploded view drawings cutaway drawings and clip art imagesTechniques edit nbsp Technical illustration uses several basic mechanical drawing configurations called axonometric projection These are Parallel projections oblique planometric isometric dimetric and trimetric and many types of perspective projections with one two or three vanishing points Technical illustration and computer aided design can also use 3D and solid body projections such as rapid prototyping In the natural sciences scientific illustration refers to a style of drawing using stippling and simple line techniques to convey information with a minimum of artistic interpretation Examples editTechnical Illustrations Gallery nbsp Small kitchen in perspective nbsp Conventional line illustration of an engine demonstrating perspective and line techniques nbsp Illustration of a drum set nbsp Gallotia simonyi example of pen and ink scientific illustration nbsp Broken view plan showing the decks of a ship drawn 1783Further reading editMcDonnell Phyllis Wood With a chapter by Patrick 1994 Scientific illustration a guide to biological zoological and medical rendering techniques design printing and display 2 ed New York NY u a Wiley ISBN 978 0471285250 See also editArchaeological illustration Association of Medical Illustrators Biological illustration Illustrator Information graphics Information visualisation medical illustration Technical communications Technical drawingReferences edit Ivan Viola and Meister E Groller 2005 Smart Visibility in Visualization In Computational Aesthetics in Graphics Visualization and Imaging L Neumann et al Ed Devis Mae 14 May 2011 משרביות www laser group co il Retrieved 14 June 2016 Alred Gerald J Brusaw Charles T Oliu Walter E 2012 The business writer s handbook 10th ed Boston Bedford St Martins p 172 ISBN 978 0312679439 Retrieved 14 June 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Technical illustrations Technical Illustration A Historical Perspective by Kevin Hulsey Technical Illustration in the 21st Century A Primer for Today s Professionals by Parametric Technology Corporation PTC 2007 requires login Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450 1950 DSI with more than 6000 entries and 20 search fields Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Technical illustration amp oldid 1186556383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
