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Technical Drawing

Orthographic line work with leader lines and callouts, drawn to explain rather than to impress.

What it does

The patent drawing and the exploded parts diagram follow strict conventions: uniform line weight for edges, thinner for hidden detail, no perspective in orthographic views, hatching to indicate section. Otto Neurath's Isotype pushed the same clarity into information graphics. The convincing details are the small ones, leader lines that never cross, numbered callouts in a consistent size, and a title block in the corner. Shading or drop shadow destroys the effect because the mode is diagrammatic, not pictorial.

The prompt

A technical patent drawing of [Subject]. Orthographic projection with no perspective, uniform black line weight for visible edges and finer dashed lines for hidden detail, diagonal hatching to indicate cut sections. Numbered callouts with straight leader lines that never cross each other. A ruled title block in the lower right corner. Pure line on white, no shading, no shadow, no colour.

Replace [Subject] with what you are shooting. Everything else is deliberate: the gear, stock and lighting are what push a generator towards this look.

Works well in

Ideogram, Midjourney, FLUX

Pairs with

Cyanotype / Blueprint Modular Grid

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