Hey
I have been trying to do some isometric but i can’t seem to get it line properly - have no idea why.
This is the result of my attempt:
And the project model looks like this:
What i don’t understand is - the rails are angled on Z axis by 0 degrees so theres no chance its angled on that axis, yet when the images join up they appear to be slightly angled =/
Any clues what i got wrong?
Project is attatched encase any one needs to take look at my setup.
I’ve looked into your blend file and it looks like you are modeling from that perspective, which might not be the best practice.
Press 1 in the numpad (front view) or 7 (top view) and you will see that your objects are not aligned. Metal rails are in a higher level and not centered to the wood parts.
Unlock the transform location restrictions and correct the positions in those views and then it should be fine.
Hmm i corrected it but its still not working. I have attached the project + image render of how it looks.
The camera is tracking to the center object and i have set it to x10 y-10 z10 yet its still not rendering isometrically perfect =/
It’s very confusing because the camera is at an isometric angle and the rails are parallel =/
You might think that you corrected but they are not. I opened the blend file and if you put in top, side or front view, you see the objects are not correctly aligned. the wood bars are not parallel, the metal parts are parallel but with different position in the y and z direction.
Although in the blend file I can see only one section of the rail, I think that you are probably moving the duplicated parts in the camera view, and so it moves in a direction perpendicular to the camera which is not what you want. You should either move the duplicated parts in top or side view or press “y” after “g” in order to block the movement only in the “y” direction.
If you want to copy the rail section by duplicating or with array to make a continuous rail, you should also assure that the distance between the last pieces of wood and the end of the metal parts is equal to half the distance between woods.
Argh i have got it to work ! Finally yay 
I have a habit of designing whilst looking through the camera. Thanks for the tips!!
