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Grao en Estudos de Arquitectura
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  Descriptive Geometry
   Contents
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I.- INTRODUCTION.
LESSON 1.- DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY. OVERVIEW
1.1 -. Objectives of Descriptive Geometry.
1.2 -. Concept of projection. Classification and properties.
1.3 -. Concept of biunivocity. Projections. Classification
1.4 -. Geometric elements in space.
1.5 -. Denominations.
II. - MAIN PROJECTIONS. PARALLEL PROJECTION.
LESSON 2.- MULTIVIEW ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION. OVERVIEW
2.1 -. Concept.
2.2 -. European projection. American projection.
2.3 -. Primary auxiliary views.
- Plans, elevations and sections.
LESSON 3.- MULTIVIEW ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION. AUXILIARY VIEWS 3.1.- Primary auxiliary views: view projected from the top view.
3.2.- Primary auxiliary views: view projected from the front view.
3.3.- Secondary auxiliary views: Succesive auxiliary views
LESSON 4.- TOPOGRAPHIC PROJECTION. TERRAIN REPRESENTATION 4.1.- Concept.
4.2.- Topographic surfaces. Contour lines.
4.3.- Profiles and panoramas.
4.4.- Analysis and interpretation of topographic surfaces.
LESSON 5.- AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION. OVERVIEW
5.1.- Concept.
5.2.- Orthographic axonometric.
5.3.- Oblique axonometric.
5.4.- Main axonometric projections.
III.- JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARALLEL PROJECTIONS.
LESSON 6.- FUNDAMENTAL GEOMETRIC ELEMENTS
6.1.- Representation of straigth lines and planes.
-Different positions.
6.2.- Main plane straight lines.
-Horizontal line.
-Maximum slope line.
6.3.- Relationships between line and plane: intersection and parallelism.
6.4.- Relationships between two planes: intersection and parallelism.
LESSON 7.- ROOF DESIGN 7.1.- Concept.
7.2.- Planes with the same slopes.
7.3.- Planes with different slopes.

LESSON 8. - TRUE SIZE AND PLANE FIGURES 8.1.- True size and shape:
- Auxiliary plans.
- Rotation and revolution.
- Combined method.
8.2.- Representation of plane figures
IV.- LINEAR PERSPECTIVE.
LESSON 9.- LINEAR PERSPECTIVE. OVERVIEW
9.1.- Concept.
9.2.- Representation of a straight line.
9.3.- Representation of the plane.
9.4.- Types of linear perspectives.
- According to the picture plane.
- According to the station point.
LESSON 10. - CLASSIC METHODS OF PERSPECTIVE. VISUAL RAY METHOD
10.1.- One-point perspective.
10.2.- Two-point perspective.
10.3.- Visual perception and representation.
10.4.- Distortion diagrams.
10.5.- Relative position of the elements in linear perspective.
- Influence of the location of the station point.
- Influence of the location of the picture plane.
LESSON 11.- DIRECT MEASUREMENT IN PERSPECTIVE. MEASURING POINT METHOD 11.1.- Concept.
11.2.- One-point perspective.
11.3.- Two-point perspective.
V.- INTRODUCTION TO SHADES AND SHADOWS.
LESSON 12. - THEORY OF SHADOWS. ELEMENTS
12.1.- Solar geometry.
12.2.- Shadow of points and vertical lines.
12.3.- Shadow of other lines.
12.4.- Counter-projection.
12.5.- Shadow of curve lines.
LESSON 13.- SHADOWS IN LINEAR PERSPECTIVE 13.1.- Sunlight parallel to the picture plane.
13.2.- Sunlight oblique to the picture plane.
- Sun behind the viewer.
- Sun in front of the viewer.
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