Rick Johnson/Graffix

Clip art for technical Illustrators

Free! Requires Illustrator 5 or higher, Mac or Windows.

Files saved in AI format, download as binhex--requires free StuffIt Expander.

Isometric cubes

1" x 1" x 1", rotated in 15 degree increments around X, Y and Z axis. Download.

Isometric cylinders

1" diameter, 1" deep, rotated in 15 degree increments around X, Y and Z axis. Download.

Isometric nuts and bolts

Nuts, bolts, screws, washers, lock washers, grease fittings, cotter pins, etc. Download.

Isometric primitives

Basic forms that can be dragged along isometric axis to become a starting point for more complex shapes. Download.

Dimetric primitives (15 degree)

Cubes, ellipses, etc. as well as instructions for projecting art to this view. Download.

Tip: Use QuicKeys or other keyboard macro utility to redefine keys, particularly function keys, to do repetitive tasks. I have F13-F15 set to change the constrain angle to -30, 0, and 30 degrees, and these keys plus CMD-OPT call the isometric plugin to project art to the left, top and right isometric planes. Other function keys can set art to commonly-used line weights and/or fills. You can use the flip left-right and rotate 180 functions in the isometric plugin, even when you're doing flat art. Add clip art files to the QuicKeys menu so you'll never have to hunt for them again!