How to draw isometric circles

Not the most thrilling of videos, but should hopefully help some people. This is the most accurate manual drawing method for drawing isometric circles, a lot better than the "joint the dots" method.
If anyone has any requests for other design techniques in either technical drawing or CAD, message me or comment below and I'll do my best to sort something out.

[@1kilohawk]

You have no idea how much help this is, THANKS!

[@Soulcarvers]

Probably the best demonstration seen so far

[@salihmobara2840]

thanks, this really helped a lot. I'm an engineering student and I've been struggling to get this right until i saw your video

[@catastrophicomnivore2606]

Not thrilling but extremely helpful. Thank you

[@mylifeisnapless]

thanks, you saved my engineering design homework. I couldn't follow my professor when he was doing this.

[@willemfick4247]

thank you , shut up critics im doing engineering drawings tommorow this was video of all the videos that was most helpfull

[@vickygomezletsplay]

my native language is Russian, but this video was more useful for me than any of ours

[@Ninjaartist07]

thanks man...this is very useful. Im doing Architecture and im ashamed to say it but...i actually forgot how to draw an Isometric Circle...THANKS!

[@Ash543212]

I would love to thank u for this vid cause I have a mock exam tomorrow and I forgot this method that my teacher taught me so thanks again for the refresher

[@metaldrummer330]

No problem!

[@kei2611]

This video save me. Thank a lot to you.

[@chloemccallum4969]

Thankyou!! Did this in school and needed a reminder. great help!

[@beto21fly]

Awesome. Simple and clear. thanks !

[@DanielMendez-eq2ms]

THANKS!!!!!!!!
You are the BEST!

[@miczer8]

thanks man im an architecture student and you help me understand it abit

[@metaldrummer330]

wow 50k views- I didn't expect that from this video! If there is any other design topics you guys want me to cover just message me

[@shikoehab]

you would be surprised how many first year engineers are in a total mess cause of this topic :D thanks you saved my ass :D

[@abdoreda5043]

Sherif Ehab fashkh :D

[@mariamal-asmar1111]

i have always used ur method! its clear, easy and does the job..
thank u so much :')!

[@bombard8738]

+metaldrummer330 how to a isometric octagon

[@metaldrummer330]

+xiaofeng wang Using the above construction, split the isometric circle into eight segments. Then simply create a chord across each of the eight arcs.

[@N0VICE_G11]

Thanks for the video, help a lot.

[@s.daniel2714]

thanks fam. Big up,really helpful and easy to follow

[@kenonsupernova3737]

Thanks for the tutorial! helped me a lot :)

[@martandarts03]

Thank you brother

[@metaldrummer330]

Hi, take the radius of your arc- this will be half the length of one of the sides in the rhombus I use for construction lines. Set the rhombus at 30 degrees from the horizontal and simply draw half of what I have drawn. Hope that helps.

[@antonishe20]

мужик, огромное спасибо, теперь в России на одного счастливого студента больше ;)

[@trakkiesan]

Thank you! This helped me with my arct assignment! :)

[@LordRubberDucky312]

that moment when my engineering notes I have for my course do not teach me this, thanks this help

[@WhiteFox743]

thx, had drafting in high school but it's been years and i've completely forgot how to do this ^^.

[@saintsolider3359]

+WhiteFox743 i hate drafting and design i have it right now

[@chaniquepretoors]

Thank you very much, this video has helped a great deal :D

[@amann4467]

Oh my god thank you soooo much
this will really help for my 9th grade exams

[@Azeckwazion]

That helped a lot, thanks!

[@Demiator]

Thanks a lot ... it really helped me in my project !

[@vipuldoshi3494]

this video helped a lot for isometric...!!

[@RakibFiha]

I am a Mechanical (Aerospace) student.. I am having some problems with drawing and design.. thanks for your help

[@jackthegreek6092]

Thank you very much sir!!

[@tolani.]

thanks,this was alot of help

[@dadiprasad7151]

More help full. Thanks

[@fuchsiamist]

Thanks this really helped!

[@bdoe712]

AWESOME! thanks. will help out in my exams

[@siebevanoorschot6953]

Thank you so much!!!

[@robintiple3384]

you explained it in the easy way .

[@chetanv8345]

thank you very much

[@timepassvideo212]

Thanks

[@mido2468097531]

Thanks ... It helped me a lot :)

[@mlke4258]

Great! Thanks!! I would have never figured this out....

[@phoebef-a9317]

thank you so much!

[@tauseefkhan768]

thanks for sharing this video. can you do another video just like this but with small circle in the sqaure thanks once again.

[@victoragamini5314]

this is very wonderful... pls I need to learn how to draw d isometric diagrams of some fulcrum supports

[@ahfanzai]

thank you

[@metaldrummer330]

yes you don't need all of those construction lines to draw the basic shape. They can useful if you are adding other features to it though, or placing the shape in context of a larger design/drawing.. so I just draw them out of habit!

[@tyas8376]

thank a lot!

[@vyasramdhany1821]

thanks a lot

[@diecast1121]

Thanks mate

[@JonoMacIntyre]

hi, ah, do i assume correctly that for an ellipse, i just adjust the length of the sides such that the sides of the shape match the length of the major and minor axes?

[@anassalqatanani]

Thanks a lot sir

[@metaldrummer330]

@KeithyyHD no problem :)

[@rohitnaik7865]

thanks

[@metaldrummer330]

@slimeboyNO1 It is an ellipse, in a 2D context.

[@laurlangeproon]

Thanks , very good vid

[@sativaz]

thx man!

[@friendofGod5]

THANK YOU!!! :)

[@metaldrummer330]

correct

[@ShahedCogok]

thankyou

[@Lucanhazthis42]

Thanks very much! :)

[@MrSoftDiamond]

Thank you very much bro! :-D

[@metaldrummer330]

you mean when you actually draw the arcs? you just have to put a bit more pressure on the side with the pin, plus it also helps if you tilt the top of the compass in the direction you are drawing the arc.

[@abuzaidff]

thanks man

[@ampar1010]

nice video :))
It really help me

[@MrRahulsreekumar]

sir ! is it possible to draw a rivet in isometric view

[@KeithyyHD]

Thanks :)

[@metaldrummer330]

I've always found this accurate enough for my purposes of isometric visualization, obviously taking more care than shown in this video. Feel free to make a video response with your method.

[@shreyaspatil2321]

Thanks bruh

[@akhileshpuran8173]

thx man

[@metaldrummer330]

I have now taken out the word ellipse frm the title, so as not to cause confusion with what I'm trying to get portray. When this video was made two years ago, there was little on youtube showing any reasonable method. The method I use is more precise than the other methods that were on youtube at the time- I am not preaching that this method is perfect, merely an improvement on other available videos at the time

[@j2smart12]

well i kinda didnt understand this because my drawing is more complex i have to draw an isometric circle on the top of a cube with a diameter of 50mm or radius 25mm

[@aymanae4679]

i love u man

[@izkazuki4989]

w0w .. nice ...

[@fyerfyer1]

Hello ..I am studying architecture and i have to draw an isometric of a plan..in the plan itself there is a half circle .. so how can i change it to an isometric?? please help

[@acomp250]

Please note that this is not an accurate representation of a circle in an isometric view. It is an approximation and should not be considered an adequate replacement for the "true isometric ellipse" for the purposes of architectural or engineering drawing. You can construct a true ellipse using the method shown in irudkin's video in the Recommended Videos sidebar to the right, called "Drawing Isometric Circles."

[@sohailsurve93]

thanx man!:-)

[@rasen58]

Is that shape a square? and is it on the 30 degree plane?

[@faraznoor8093]

dude its a isometric circle not an typical ellipse its used for 3D images and this is the correct procedure :)

[@SwastikSharma]

you need to draw only one diagonal which is the larger one,and then join the midpoints of the opposite sides with the points making the smaller diagonal....

[@N9TT-9G0A-B7FQ-RANC9]

This is crazy lol. Im from Wolverhampton hahaha

[@IbetaTestedYourGirl]

hey there quick question.... if my circle is 50mm diameter is it possible to draw it as 50mm diameter or how it works ? or just draw the circle in isometeric and draw a line and say it repersent 50mm

[@metaldrummer330]

Hi, when drawing the first rhombus shape, the normal (shortest) distance between each pair of parallel lines should be 50mm. Alternatively, the length of each side of the rhombus = 50/cos30

[@mateope10]

i dont get the compass to go from side to side properlly :(

[@yeahrighto]

Great vid. Can you do one for Oblique Circles? Thanks :)

[@metaldrummer330]

An oblique circle would be identical to this method, however the angle of the square would be 45 degrees instead of the 30 degrees shown in this video, with the exception of the 'front' face which is of course a normal circle.

[@Teras452]

Easiest way, not the most accurate though! It maybe looks better than the projecting dots one, but projecting is more accurate

[@joebull5857]

This is exactly the same as projecting

[@eisbombenhagel]

You should mention that this is a fake ellipse and not an accurate one. It's a very easy and fast way to draw something that looks like an ellipse. But this type should only be used where accuracy isn't needed, for example for visualization purposes only. An accurate construction would need subdividing the isometric plane with subdivided half-circles on the sides to get points of the ellipse. These should be connected smoothly. It would also work with dimetric projections and allows normals.

[@dylanvanzyl1078]

Thanks I was sick on the day my teacher thought this to us

[@reberdesignagency4041]

how about an non isometric

[@metaldrummer330]

I don't know what you mean by 30-30 figure

[@obeyken]

YOU ARE A WIZARD

[@thanveerthahir5855]

Abdillah Adnan

[@MrRahulsreekumar]

if yes pls can u help me

[@yhoggurt5739]

thats an ellipse not a circle

[@76Gazz]

Cant I just draw round a Mango?

[@Ambidextroid]

The first two lines you drew from mid-point to mid-point were unnecessary

[@metaldrummer330]

Yes in this instance they are, this is from habit of drawing them in context of other features, where they can be helpful.

[@Ambidextroid]

metaldrummer330 Ah, that's understandable.

[@eisbombenhagel]

Well, "looking good" is obviously not the same as "accurate". Your method "looks good" but isn't "accurate" in any way because you are actually drawing four arcs with two different radii - which is not the same as an ellipse! It's a fake ellipse, an optical illusion. I also use it when it's appropriate. It's certainly good enough for visualisation purposes but if you need a real ellipse because you need to construct something then it simply won't do. That's all I was mentioning.

[@karantikku6104]

Thanks

[@lesher27]

Thanks!

[@NASIMBINJASIM]

thanks

[@TheJaffooli]

Thanks