How many principal views are there in a multi-view drawing?

Understand the Problem

The question is asking about the number of principal views used in multi-view drawings, which are typically utilized in technical drawings and engineering to represent three-dimensional objects in two dimensions.

More Information

In multiview drawings, while up to six principal views can be used (front, back, top, bottom, left side, and right side), commonly only three are shown for simpler objects. These standard views are usually the front, top, and one side view.

Tips

A common mistake is assuming that all six views are always necessary. In practice, only the views required to fully describe an object are used.

Sources

• The web page with info on - Example Source - isbe.net
• Multiview orthographic projection - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org