Device for drawing objects in perspective
OwnerCarl Tortoriciinventor
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Abstract
A pre-calibrated or pre-scaled geometrical instrument having no moving parts which provides necessary indicia on the face of the device which allows a draftsman or the like to draw objects in perspective, the indicia information including the right and left vanishing points, scaled indicia along the picture ground line and center vision and alternate measuring points. Each device is calibrated with indicia for a particular object viewing angle. The device itself is planar shaped with one surface having the necessary indicia disposed thereon. Predetermined surface edges of the device represent the picture ground lines and a ground measuring line.
Claims3
A device to aid a draftsman or the like for drawing objects in perspective comprising:
- a planar body, said body having a substantially straight base edge, a substantially straight left upper surface edge, a substantially straight right upper surface edge, said left and right upper surface edges being joined together to form a pre-determined angle, said angle to be utilized in the drawing of a perspective figure, a left vertically disposed side edge, a right vertically disposed side edge, the upper end of said left upper surface edge forming a left vertex adjacent the upper end of said left side edge, the upper end of said right upper edge forming a right vertex adjacent the upper end of said right side, said left vertex representing a left vanishing point and said right vertex representing a right vanishing point, a first scale having a plurality of linearly spaced indicia disposed on said body adjacent the base edge of said body for use with the right upper edge and a second scale having a plurality of linearly spaced indicia disposed on said body adjacent the base edge of said body for use with said left upper surface edge, a third scale having a plurality of spaced indicia disposed on said body adjacent said right upper edge, said third scale indicia being determined by the intersection of a plurality of lines connecting said first scale indicia to a pre-determined point lying outside of said body and a fourth scale having a plurality of indicia disposed on said body adjacent said left upper edge, said fourth scale indicia being determined by the intersection of a plurality of lines connecting said second scale indicia to a single pre-determined point lying outside of said body.
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