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Horizontal trace
Horizontal Trace A horizontal trace is a line drawn along the midpoint of an object's projection onto a reference plane . It helps identify the lo...
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Horizontal Trace A horizontal trace is a line drawn along the midpoint of an object's projection onto a reference plane . It helps identify the lo...
A horizontal trace is a line drawn along the midpoint of an object's projection onto a reference plane. It helps identify the location of the projection's center and provides valuable information for understanding how an object is projected onto the reference plane.
Horizontal traces can be used to draw the line of projection, which is the path followed by the projected points. They can also be used to verify the accuracy of orthographic projections, which are projections that accurately preserve angles and distances between corresponding points in the original and projected objects.
Examples:
When drawing an orthographic projection of a building onto a floor plan, the horizontal trace of the roof line will intersect the center of the building.
When creating a projection of a sphere onto a plane, the horizontal trace of the sphere's center will be a line along the plane's center.
When verifying an orthographic projection, comparing the horizontal trace of a projected point with its original position on the reference plane will reveal if the projection is correct