Isometric Layout: Isometric lines: one vertical & two at 30° from horizontal Isometrics also provide a drafter with the ability to calculate angular offsets in the pipe run.Isometrics are used as fabrication & shop drawings for pipe run fabrication.Sometimes it is used in lieu of plans and elevations but typically it is used to supplement the plan drawings.It’s popular within the process piping industry because it can be laid out and drawn with ease and portrays the object in a realistic view.An isometric drawing is a type of pictorial drawing in which three sides of an object can be seen in one view.Piping Isometrics Isometric Layout Drawing Isometric Offsets Calculating Isometric Offsets Isometric Dimensioning & Labeling Chapter 8