ATME COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

VISION
Development of academically excellent, culturally vibrant, socially responsible and globally
competent human resources.

MISSION
To keep pace with advancements in knowledge and make the students competitive and
capable at the global level.
To create an environment for the students to acquire the right physical, intellectual,
emotional and moral foundations and shine as torch bearers of tomorrow's society.
To strive to attain ever-higher benchmarks of educational excellence.

DEPARTMENT OFMECHANICAL ENGINEERING

VISION

To impart excellent technical education in mechanical engineering to develop technically

competent, morally upright and socially responsible mechanical engineering professionals.

MISSION:

To provide an ambience to impart excellent technical education in mechanical

engineering.

To ensure state of-the- art facility for learning, skill development and research in
mechanical engineering.

To engage students in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to impart social &

ethical values and imbibe leadership quality.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES

The Mechanical engineering program students will attain:

PO1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering

fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering
problems

PO2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of
mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences

PO3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems

and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate
consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations

PO5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex
engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations

PO6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to
assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice

PO7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering
solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and
need for sustainable development
PO8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice

PO10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities

with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to
comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective
presentations, and give and receive clear instructions

PO11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding

of the engineering and management principles and apply these to
as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary
environments

PO12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability
to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of
technological change
 COURSE MODULE: Computer Aided Engineering drawing

Course Coordinator: Dr. Mohanakumara K C Academic Year: 2022-23

Department: Mechanical Engineering
Contact Hours Total Hrs/
Course Code Course Title Core/Elective Prerequisite
L:T: P:S Sessions
Computer Aided Engineering Core Basic
BCED103/203 2:0:2:0 40
Drawing (Inter Disciplinary) Geometry
Course Learning Objective:
The course will enable the students to:
CLO1: To understand the basic principles and conventions of engineering drawing
CLO2: To use drawing as a communication mode
CLO3: To generate pictorial views using CAD software
CLO4: To understand the development of surfaces
CLO5: To visualize engineering components
Pedagogy (General Instruction):
Students should be made to aware of powerful communication tool Drawing. Simple Case studies can
be suitably selected by the teacher for hands on practice to induce the feel of fruitfulness of learning.
Appropriate Models, Charts, Videos, shall be used to enhance visualization before hands on practice.

Module-1
Introduction: for CIE only
Significance of Engineering drawing, BIS Conventions of Engineering Drawing, Free hand sketching of
engineering drawing, Scales.
Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting software, Co-ordinate system and reference planes HP, VP, RPP
& LPP of 2D/3D environment. Selection of drawing sheet size and scale. Commands and creation of Lines,
coordinate points, axes, polylines, square, rectangle, polygons, splines, circles, ellipse, text, move, copy,
off-set, mirror, rotate, trim, extend, break, chamfer, fillet and curves.
Orthographic Projections of Points, Lines and Planes:
Introduction to Orthographic projections, Orthographic projections of points in all the quadrants.
Orthographic projections of lines. (Placed in First quadrant only)
Orthographic projections of planes viz triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon and circular laminae.
(Placed in First quadrant only).
Application on projections of Lines & Planes (For CIE only)
Module-2
Orthographic Projection of Solids:
Orthographic projection of right regular solids (Solids Resting on HP only);
Prisms & Pyramids (triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon), Cylinders, Cones, Cubes,
&Tetrahedron. Application problems on projection of solids.
 Module-3
Isometric Projections:
Isometric scale, Isometric projection of hexahedron (cube), right regular prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones
and spheres. Isometric projection of combination of two simple solids.
Conversion of simple isometric drawings into orthographic views.
Problems on applications of Isometric projections of simple objects / engineering components.
Module-4
Development of Lateral Surfaces of Solids:
Development of lateral surfaces of right regular prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones resting with base
on HP only. Development of their frustums and truncations.
Problems on applications of development of lateral surfaces like, funnels and trays.
Problems on applications of development of lateral surfaces of transition pieces connecting circular
duct and rectangular duct (For CIE Only)
Module-5
Multidisciplinary Applications & Practice (For CIE Only):
Free hand Sketching; True free hand, Guided Free hand, Roads, Buildings, Utensils, Hand tools &

Drawing Simple Mechanisms; Bicycles, Tricycles, Gear trains, Ratchets, two-wheeler cart & Four-
wheeler carts to dimensions etc
Electric Wiring and lighting diagrams; Like, Automatic fire alarm, Call bell system, UPS system, Basic
power distribution system using suitable software
Basic Building Drawing; Like, Architectural floor plan, basic foundation drawing, steel structures-
Frames, bridges, trusses using Auto CAD or suitable software,
Electronics Engineering Drawings- Like, Simple Electronics Circuit Drawings.
Graphs & Charts: Like, Column chart, Pie chart, Line charts, Gantt charts, etc. using Microsoft Excel or
any suitable software.
Course outcome (Course Skill Set)
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
CO 1. Draw and communicate the objects with definite shape and dimensions
CO 2. Recognize and Draw the shape and size of objects through different views
CO 3. Develop the lateral surfaces of the object
CO 4. Create a Drawing views using CAD software.
CO 5. Identify the interdisciplinary engineering components or systems through its graphical
representation.
List of Text Books
1) Bhatt, N.D., Engineering Drawing: Plane and Solid Geometry, 53rd edition, Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Limited, 2019.
2) Engineering Graphics K R Gopalakrishna, 32nd edition, 2005 Subash Publishers Bangalore.
List of Reference Books
1. Computer Aided Engineering Drawing by Dr. M H Annaiah, Dr C N Chandrappa and Dr B Sudheer Premkumar Fifth
edition, New Age International Publishers.
2. Luzadder Warren J., Duff John M., Fundamentals of Engineering Drawing: with an Introduction to Interactive
Computer Graphics for Design and Production, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.,New Delhi, Eastern Economy
Edition, 2005.
3. Dhawan R. K., A Textbook of Engineering Drawing, 3/e, S. Chand Publishing, 2019.
4. Venugopal K., Engineering Drawing and Graphics, New Age International publishers, 2014.
5. Parthasarathy N. S., Vela Murali, Engineering Drawing, Oxford University Press, 2015.Bhattacharya S. K., Electrical
Engineering Drawing, New Age International publishers, second edition 1998, reprint 2005.
6. Chris Schroder, Printed Circuit Board Design using AutoCAD, Newnes, 1997.
List of URLs, Text Books, Notes, Multimedia Content, etc
Video Demonstration of Different types of automation and Mechanisms:
1. Engineering Graphics Manual Sketching Practice Videos:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_MG9eHBPyZ5mQ7F2bQi5nJYquMcdK7No

Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)

CIE shall be evaluated for max marks 100. Marks obtained shall be accounted for CIE final marks, reducing it by
50%.
CIE component should comprise of
Continuous evaluation of Drawing work of students as and when the Modules are covered on the basis of below
detailed weightage.
At least one closed book Test covering all the modules on the basis of below detailed weightage. Weightage for Test
and Continuous evaluation shall be suitably decided by respective course coordinators.

Evaluation Weightage in Marks

Max. Marks Computer Display Preparatory
Module
Weightage & Print out Sketching
(a) (b)
Module-1 15 10 05
Module-2 20 15 05
Module-3 20 20 00
Module-4 20 20 00
Module-5 25 15 10
Total 100 80 20
Consideration of CIE Marks Total of (a)+ (b) ÷ 2= Final CIE Marks

Semester End Examination (SEE)

SEE shall be conducted and evaluated for maximum marks 100. Marks obtained shall be accounted for SEE final
marks, reducing it by 50%
Question paper shall be set jointly by both Internal and External Examiner and made available for each batch as per
schedule. Questions are to be set preferably from Text Books.
Evaluation shall be carried jointly by both the examiners.
Scheme of Evaluation: To be defined by the examiners jointly and the same shall be submitted to the university
along with question paper.
One full question shall be set from each of the Module from Modules 1,2,3,4 as per the below tabled weightage
details. However, the student may be awarded full marks, if he/she completes solution on computer display
without sketch.

utcomes
TITLE:Computer Aided Engineering
Subject Code: BCED103/203 Faculty:
Drawing
List of Program Outcomes
Course
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
Outcomes
CO-1 3 2 - 3 - 3 - 2
CO-2 3 2 - 3 - 3 - 2
CO-3 3 2 - 3 - 3 - 2
CO-4 3 2 3 3 2
CO-5 3 2 3 3 2
Ave.CO 3 2 3 3 2
Note: 3 = Strong Contribution 2 = Average Contribution 1 = Weak Contribution - = No Contribution
 MODULE-1

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED SKETCHING

OBJECTIVES:

1) To understand the basic concept of Engineering Drawing

2) To demonstrate the usage of CAD software

LESSON CONTENT:

Introduction, Drawing Instruments and their uses, BIS conventions, Lettering, Dimensioning and
free hand practicing. Computer screen, layout of the software, standard tool bar/menus and
description of most commonly used tool bars, navigational tools. Co-ordinate system and
reference planes. Of HP, VP, RPP & LPP. of 2D/3D environment. Selection of drawing size and
scale. Commands and creation of Lines, Co-ordinate points, axes, poly-lines, square, rectangle,
polygons, splines, circles, ellipse, text, move, copy, off-set, mirror, rotate, trim, extend, break,
chamfer, fillet, curves, constraints viz. tangency, parallelism, inclination and perpendicularity.
Dimensioning, line conventions, material conventions and lettering.
 1.1 Layout of a drawing sheet

Every drawing sheet is to follow a particular layout. As a standard practice sufficient margins
are to be provided on all sides of the drawing sheet. The drawing sheet should have drawing
space and title page. A typical layout of a drawing sheet is shown in the figure below:

Figure 1. A typical layout of a drawing sheet.

Borders A minimum of 10 mm space left all around in between the trimmed edges of the
sheet.
Filing margin Minimum 20 mm space left on the left hand side with border included. This
provided for taking perforations .
Grid reference system This is provided on all sizes of industrial drawing sheets for easy
location of drawing within the frame. The length and the width of the frames are divided into
even number of divisions and labeled using numerals or capital letters. Number of divisions for
a particular sheet depends on complexity of the drawing. The grids along the horizontal
edges are labeled in numerals where as grids along vertical edges are labeled using capital
letters. The length of each grids can be between 25 mm and 75 mm. Numbering and lettering
start from the corner of the sheet opposite to the title box and are repeated on the opposite sides.
they are written upright. Repetition of letters or numbers like AA, BB, etc., if they exceed that of
the alphabets. For first year engineering students grid references need not be followed.
Title box An important feature on every drawing sheet. This is located at the bottom right
hand corner of every sheet and provides the technical and administrative details of the
drawing. The title box is divided into two zones
a. Identification zone : In this zone the details like the identification number or part number, Title
of the drawing, legal owner of the drawing, etc. are to be mentioned.
b. Additional information zone : Here indicative items lime symbols indicting the system of
projection, scale used, etc., the technical items lime method of surface texture, tolerances, etc.,
and other administrative items are to be mentioned.

Layout of the title box recommended for Engineering Drawing Course

The title box shown in figure 2 can be used for the engineering Drawing Course.

Figure 2. A typical title box recommended for Engineering students.

1.2 Lettering

Lettering is used for writing of titles, sub-titles, dimensions, scales and other details on a
drawing. Typical lettering features used for engineering drawing is shown in figure 3. The
following rules are to be followed in lettering. The letter sizes generally recommended for
various items are shown in Table 1.

Essential features of lettering legibility, uniformity, ease, rapidity, and suitability for
microfilming/photocopying/any other photographic processes
No ornamental and embellishing style of letter
Plain letters and numerals which are clearly distinguishable from each other in order to avoid any
confusion even in case of slight mutilations

The Indian standard followed for lettering is BIS: 9609

Single stroke lettering for use in engineering drawing width of the stem of the letters and
numerals will be uniformly thick equal to thickness of lines produced by the tip of the pencil.
Single stroke does not mean entire letter written without lifting the pencil/pen
 Lettering types generally used for creating a drawing are

Lettering A Height of the capital letter is divided into 14 equal parts

Lettering B Height of the capital letter is divided into 10 equal parts

Table 2 and Table 3 indicates the specifications for Type A and Type B letters.

Figure 3. Typical lettering features.

Heights of Letters and Numerals

1. Height of the capital letters is equal to the height of the numerals used in dimensioning
2. Height of letters and numerals different for different purposes

Table 1 The letter sizes recommended for various items

Table 2. Specifications of A -Type Lettering

Table 3. Specifications of B -Type Lettering

How to begin your drawing?
To start with the preparation of a drawing the procedure mentioned below may be followed:

Clean the drawing board and all the drawing instruments using duster.
Fix the drawing sheet on the drawing board.
Fix the mini-drafter in a convenient position.
Draw border lines using HB pencil..
Complete the title box using HB pencil .
Plan spacing of drawings b/n two problems/views beforehand.
Print the problem number on the left top and then commence the drawing work.

Keeping the drawing clean is a must

Never sharpen pencils over drawing.

Clean pencil point with a soft cloth after sharpening.
Keep drawing instruments clean.
Rest hands on drawing instruments as much as possible to avoid smearing the graphite on the
drawing.
When darkening lines try to work from the top of the drawing to the bottom, and from left to
the right across the drawing.
Use brush to remove eraser particles. Never use hands.
Always use appropriate drawing pencils.

Lines
Lines is one important aspect of technical drawing. Lines are always used to construct
meaningful drawings. Various types of lines are used to construct drawing, each line used in
some specific sense. Lines are drawn following standard conventions mentioned in BIS
(SP46:2003). A line may be curved, straight, continuous, segmented. It may be drawn as thin or
thick. A few basic types of lines widely used in drawings are shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Types of letters used in engineering drawing.

International systems of units (SI) which is based on the meter.
Millimeter (mm) - The common SI unit of measure on engineering drawing.
Individual identification of linear units is not required if all dimensions on a drawing are in the
same unit (mm).
The drawing should contain a note: ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MM. (Bottom left corner
outside the title box)

Typical figures showing various lines used in the construction of engineering drawing is shown
in figure 2.
1.3 Dimensioning

The size and other details of the object essential for its construction and function, using lines,
numerals, symbols, notes, etc are required to be indicated in a drawing by proper dimensioning.
These dimensions indicated should be those that are essential for the production, inspection and
functioning of the object and should be mistaken as those that are required to make the drawing
of an object. The dimensions are written either above the dimension lines or inserted at the
middle by breaking the dimension lines.

Normally two types of dimensioning system exist. i.e. Aligned system and the unidirectional
system.These are shown in figure 3.

In the aligned system the dimensions are placed perpendicular to the dimension line in such a
way that it may be read from bottom edge or right hand edge of the drawing sheet. The
horizontal and inclined dimension can be read from the bottom where as all the vertical
dimensions can be read from the right hand side of the drawing sheet.
In the unidirectional system, the dimensions are so oriented such that they can be read from the
bottom of the drawing.
Rules to be followed for dimensioning. Refer figure 4.

Each feature is dimensioned and positioned only once.

Each feature is dimensioned and positioned where its shape shows.
Size dimensions give the size of the component.
Every solid has three dimensions, each of the geometric shapes making up the object must have
its height, width, and depth indicated in the dimensioning.
1.4 Scales

There is a wide variation in sizes for engineering objects. Some are very large (eg. Aero planes,
rockets, etc) Some are vey small ( wrist watch, MEMs components)
There is a need to reduce or enlarge while drawing the objects on paper. Some objects can be
drawn to their actual size. The proportion by which the drawing of aan object is enlarged or
reduced is called the scale of the drawing.

Definition
A scale is defined as the ratio of the linear dimensions of the object as represented in a drawing
to the actual dimensions of the same.

Drawings drawn with the same size as the objects are called full sized drawing.
It is not convenient, always, to draw drawings of the object to its actual size. e.g. Buildings,
Heavy machines, Bridges, Watches, Electronic devices etc.
Hence scales are used to prepare drawing at

Full size
Reduced size
Enlarged size

BIS Recommended Scales are shown in table 1.

Table 1. The common scales recommended.

Intermediate scales can be used in exceptional cases where recommended scales can not be
applied for functional reasons.

Types of Scale :-
Engineers Scale : The relation between the dimension on the drawing and the actual dimension
of the object is mentioned numerically (like 10 mm = 15 m).

Graphical Scale: Scale is drawn on the drawing itself. This takes care of the shrinkage of the

Types of Graphical Scale :-

Plain Scale
Diagonal Scale
Vernier Scale
Comparative scale
Scale of chords

Representative fraction (R.F.) :-

When a 1 cm long line in a drawing represents 1 meter length of the object

Length of scale = RF x Maximum distance to be represented

Plain scale :-

A plain scale is used to indicate the distance in a unit and its nest subdivision.
A plain scale consists of a line divided into suitable number of equal units. The first unit is
subdivided into smaller parts.
The zero should be placed at the end of the 1st main unit.
From the zero mark, the units should be numbered to the right and the sub-divisions to the left.
The units and the subdivisions should be labeled clearly.
The R.F. should be mentioned below the scale.

OUTCOMES:

1) Students will be able to representation of Engineering Drawing

2) Student will be able to understand the concept of scaling
3) Students will be able to the usage of CAD software

Questionnaires

1. Define drawing.
2. What is the importance of lettering in drawing?
3. What is scaling? Explain the types of scaling.
4. Explain the concept of dimensioning.

FURTHER READING:

1) Computer Aided Engineering Drawing - S. Trymbaka Murthy, - I.K. International

Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 3rd revised edition- 2006.
2) Engineering Graphics - K.R. Gopalakrishna, 32nd edition, 2005- Subash Publishers
Bangalore.

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 MODULE-2

ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS

OBJECTIVES:

1) To understand the basic concept of orthographic projection

2) To understand projection of points in all quadrant
3) To understand projection of Lines and Planes in 1st quadrant

LESSON CONTENT:

Introduction, Definitions - Planes of projection, reference line and conventions employed,

Projections of points in all the four quadrants, Projections of straight lines (located in First
quadrant/first angle only), True and apparent lengths, True and apparent inclinations to reference
planes (No application problems). Orthographic Projections of Plane Surfaces (First Angle
Projection Only)
Introduction, Definitions projections of plane surfaces triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus,
pentagon, hexagon and circle, planes in different positions by change of position method only
(No problems on punched plates and composite plates).
2.1 Theory of Projections

Projection theory

In engineering, 3-dimensonal objects and structures are represented graphically on a 2-dimensional media. The
The image obtained by projection is known as a
A simple projection system is shown in figure 1.

All projection theory are based on two variables:

Line of sight
Plane of projection.

Plane of Projection

A plane of projection (i.e, an image or picture plane) is an imaginary flat plane upon which the image created
by the line of sight is projected. The image is produced by connecting the points where the lines of sight
pierce the projection plane. In effect, 3-D object is transformed into a 2-D representation, also called
projections. The paper or computer screen on which a drawing is created is a plane of projection.

Figure 1 : A simple Projection system

Projection Methods

Projection methods are very important techniques in engineering drawing.

Two projection methods used are:

Perspective and
Parallel
Figure 2 shows a photograph of a series of building and this view represents a perspective projection on to the
camera. The observer is assumed to be stationed at finite distance from the object. The height of the buildings
appears to be reducing as we move away from the observer. In perspective projection, all lines of sight start at
a single point and is schematically shown in figure 3. .

Figure 2. Photographic image of a series of buildings.

Figure 3. A schematic representation of a Perspective projection

In parallel projection, all lines of sight are parallel and is schematically represented in figure. 4. The observer is
assumed to be stationed at infinite distance from the object.
 Figure 4. A schematic representation of a Parallel projection

Parallel vs Perspective Projection

Parallel projection

to the object is infinite projection lines are parallel object is positioned at

infinity.

Less realistic but easier to draw.

Perspective projection

Distance from the observer to the object is finite and the object is viewed from a single point projectors are
not parallel.
Perspective projections mimic what the human eyes see, however, they are difficult to draw.

Orthographic Projection

Orthographic projection is a parallel projection technique in which the plane of projection is perpendicular to
the parallel line of sight. Orthographic projection technique can produce either pictorial drawings that show all
three dimensions of an object in one view or multi-views that show only two dimensions of an object in a
single view. These views are shown in figure 5.
Figure 5. Orthographic projections of a solid showing isometric, oblique and multi-view drawings.

2.2 Projection Methods

Universally either the 1st angle projection or the third angle projection methods is followed for obtaining
engineering drawings. The principal projection planes and quadrants used to create drawings are shown in
figure 16. The object can be considered to be in any of the four quadrant.

Figure 16. The principal projection planes and quadrants for creation of drawings.

First Angle Projection

In this the object in assumed to be positioned in the first quadrant and is shown in figure 17 The object is
assumed to be positioned in between the projection planes and the observer. The views are obtained by
projecting the images on the respective planes. Note that the right hand side view is projected on the plane
placed at the left of the object. After projecting on to the respective planes, the bottom plane and left plane is
unfolded on to the front view plane. i.e. the left plane is unfolded towards the left side to obtain the Right hand
side view on the left side of the Front view and aligned with the Front view. The bottom plane is unfolded
towards the bottom to obtain the Top view below the Front view and aligned with the Front View.

Figure 17. Illustrating the views obtained using first angle projection technique.

Third Angle Projection

In the third angle projection method, the object is assumed to be in the third quadrant. i.e. the object behind
vertical plane and below the horizontal plane. In this projection technique, Placing the object in the third
quadrant puts the projection planes between the viewer and the object and is shown in figure 18.
 Figure 18. Illustrating the views obtained using first angle projection technique

Figure 19 illustrates the difference between the 1st angle and 3rd angle projection techniques. A summary of the
difference between 1st and 3rd angle projections is shown if Table 1.

Figure 19 Differentiating between the 1st angle and 3rd angle projection techniques.

Table 1. Difference between first- and third-angle projections

Either first angle projection or third angle projection are used for engineering drawing. Second angle
projection and fourth angle projections are not used since the drawing becomes complicated. This is
being explained with illustrations in the lecture on Projections of points (lecture 18).

Symbol of projection

The type of projection obtained should be indicated symbolically in the space provided for the purpose in the
title box of the drawing sheet. The symbol recommended by BIS is to draw the two sides of a frustum of a
cone placed with its axis horizontal The left view is drawn.
Projection of Points
Worked Examples- Projection of Points
Worked Examples- Projection of Lines
Worked Examples- Projection of Planes
Problems on Points

1. The common point 40 mm below XY line represents not only the front views of three points
A, B and C but also the top view of point C. The top view of point B is lies on XY line and
top view of point A lies 50 mm above it. Draw the projections of the points and add the right
side view to the point A only. Also state in which quadrants the points lie.
2. A point A is on HP and 35 mm in front of VP. Another point B is on VP and below HP. The
line joining their front views makes an angle of 30 deg to XY line while the line joining
their top views makes an angle of 45 deg with XY line. Find the distance of the point B
from HP.
3. Two points P and Q are on HP. The point P is 30 mm behind VP, while Q is 50 mm in front
of VP. The line joining their top views makes an angle of 40 deg with XY. Find the
horizontal distance between their projectors parallel to XY line.
4. A point A is 40 mm in front of VP and is situated in the fourth quadrant. Its shortest distance
from the intersection of XY and X! Y1 is 45 mm. draw its projections. Also find its distance
from HP.
5. A point A is 20 mm above HP and in the first quadrant. Its shortest distance from the XY
line is 40 mm. Draw the projections. Determine its distance from VP.
6. Draw the projections of the following points on the same XY line. Keeping convenient
distance between each projectors. Name the Quadrants in which they lie.P - 10 mm above
HP & 15 mm in front of VP.Q - 15 mm above HP & 25 mm behind VP.R - 25 mm below
HP& in VP.S - 40 mm above HP& in VP.
7. A point P is 25 mm above HP & 20 mm in front of VP. Another point Q is on HP and 30
mm behind VP. The distance between their projectors measured parallel to the line of
intersection of VP and HP is 50 mm. Find the distance between the top views of points P
and Q.
8. A point A is on HP & 30 mm in front of VP. Another point B is 20 mm below HP and 20
mm in front of VP. The distance between their projectors measured parallel to XY line is 50
mm. Find the distance between the front views of the points A & B.
9. A point P is on HP and 30 mm in front of VP. Another point Q is on VP and 40 mm above
HP. The distance between their projectors parallel to XY line is 50 mm. Find the distance
between their front and top views of the points P and Q.
10. Draw the projections of a point A lying 30 mm above HP and first quadrant, if its shortest
distance from the line of intersection of HP and VP is 50mm. Also find the distance of the
point from VP.
11. 40. Draw the projections of the following points on the same reference XY line and state the
quadrants in which they lie. E - 35 mm above HP & on VP. F - 30 mm below HP & on VP.
G - On HP& 25 mm behind VP. H - On HP& 30 mm in front of VP.
12. A point 20 mm below the reference XY line is the top view of three points P, Q & R. P is 20
mm below HP, Q is 35 mm above HP and R is on HP. Draw the projections of the three
points and state their positions & quadrants in which they situated.
13. A point is 30 mm in front of VP, 20 mm above HP & 25 mm in front / behind / from LPP.
Draw the projections and name the side view.
14. A point is 40 mm behind VP, 20 mm above HP & 30 mm in front / behind / from LPP.
Draw the projections and name the side view.
15. A point is 30 mm behind VP, 30 mm above HP & 25 mm in front / behind / from RPP.
Draw the projections and name the side views.
 Problems on Lines

1. The top view of a line PQ is 70 mm and front view is 60 mm long. The end Q is nearer to both
HP and VP than the end P and is 15 above HP and 20 mm infront of VP. Draw the projections of
the line if the distance between projectors is 50 mm.
2. A line AB 100 mm long measures 80 mm in front view and 70 mm in top view the mid point M
of the line is 40 mm from both HP and VP. Draw its projections. Find its inclinations.
3. A line has its end A 15 mm above HP and 10 mm infront of VP. The end B is 55 mm above HP
and the line is inclined at 300 to HP. The distance between the end projectors is 50 mm. draw the
projections of the line and determine the true length of the line and its inclinations with VP.
4. A line MN 90 mm long has a point P on it which divides the line in ration 2:1,i.e.MP:PN this
point P is 50 mm above HP and 60 mm in front of VP. The line is inclined at 35 0 to HP and 40 to
VP. draw the projection of the line. Find the distance between end projector and the position of
the ends of the with HP and VP.
5. A line AB 65 mm long, has its end A 25 mm above HP and 30 mm in front of VP. The other end is
45 mm above HP and 50 mm in front of VP. Draw the projections and determine its inclinations.
6. One end of a line is 30 mm in front of VP and 30 mm above HP. The line is inclined at 40 deg to HP
and its top view measuring 60 mm, is inclined at 50 deg to XY. Draw the projections of the line and
determine true length and inclination with VP.
7. The top view of the line AB 80 mm long, measures 65 mm. The mid point of the line is 60 mm in
front of VP and 70 mm above HP. The point A is in the VP. Draw its projections and find its
inclinations.
8. A straight line PQ is inclined at 45 deg to HP and 30 deg to VP. The point P is in HP and the point Q
is in VP. The length of the straight line is 65 mm. Draw the projection of the straight line AB.
9. Draw the projections of a line AB 90 mm long and find its true and apparent inclinations with HP
and VP. When its end A is on HP and 20 mm in front of VP. Its midpoint M is 20 mm above the HP
and 40 mm in front of the VP.
10. A line PQ is inclined to both HP and VP by 30 deg and 45 deg respectively. One of its ends P is at a
distance of 10 mm from HP and 15 mm from VP. The distance between the end projectors is 45 mm.
Draw the top, front and right side views of the line. Determine the true length of the and the
distances of the end Q from VP and HP.
11. Two lines AB and AC make an angle of 120 deg between them in their in front view and top view
parallel to both the HP and the VP. Determine the real angle between AB and AC.
12. The elevation of a line AB 90 mm long, is inclined at 30 deg to HP and measures 70 mm. The end A
is 20 mm above HP and is in VP. Draw the projections of the line and find its inclination with VP.
13. A line PQ measures 80 mm in length. The point P is above HP and in front of VP by 20 mm and 30
mm respectively. The distance between the end projectors is 50 mm the line is inclined to VP by 30
deg. Draw the projections of the line and specify its true inclination with HP.
14. The top view of a line PQ 75 mm long measures 50 mm and the front view measures 60 mm. The
end P is 30 mm above HP and 15mm in front of VP. Draw the projections of the line and find its true
inclinations with HP and VP. Find length of front view and distance between the end projectors.

Problems on Planes

1. A square lamia ABCD of 40mm side rests on corner C such that the diagonal AC appears to be at 45 to
VP. The two sides BC and CD containing the corner C make equal inclinations with HP. The surface of
the lamina makes 30 with HP. Draw its top and front views.
2. The top view of a square lamia of side 30mm is a rectangle of sides 30mm 20mm with the longer
side of the rectangle being parallel to both HP and VP the top and front views of the square lamina.
What is the inclination of the surface of the lamina with HP and VP?
3. A rectangular lamina of sides 20mm 30mm rests on HP on one of its longer edges. The lamina is
tilted about the edge on which it rests till its plane surface is inclined HP at 45 . The edge on which it
rests is inclined at 30 to VP. Draw the projection of the lamina.
4. A pentagonal lamina of edges 25mm is resting on HP with one of its corners such that the edge opposite
to this corner is 20mm above HP & makes an angle of 45 with VP. Draw the top and views of the plane
lamina in this position. Determine of the lamina with HP.
5. A pentagonal lamina of side 25mm is resting on one of its edges on HP with the corner opposite to that
edge touching VP. This edge is parallel to VP and the corner, which touches VP, is at a height of 15mm
above HP. Draw the projections of the lamina and determine the inclinations of the lamina with HP and
VP and the distance at with the parallel edge lies from VP.
6. A pentagonal lamina having edges 25mm is placed on one of its corners on HP such that the
perpendicular bisector of the edge passing through the corner on which the lamina rests is inclined at
30 to HP and 45 VP. Draw the top and front views of the lamina. A regular hexagonal of side 25mm
is lying in such a way one of its corners on HP while the corner opposite to the corner on which it rests
is on VP. If the lamina makes 60 to HP, draw the projections of the lamina.
7. A hexagonal lamina of sides 30mm is resting on HP with one its corner in VP and surface inclined at an
angle of 30 with VP. The diagonal passing through that which is in VP is inclined at 45 to HP. Draw
the projection of the lamina.
8. A hexagonal of sides 30mm is resting on HP with one of its corners in VP and its surface inclined at an
angle of 30 with VP. The diagonal passing through that corner which is in VP appears to be inclined at
40 to HP. Draw the projection of the lamina.
9. A hexagonal lamina of sides 25mm rests on one of its sides on HP. The lamina makes 45 to HP and the
side on which it rests makes 30 to VP. Draw its projections.
10. A hexagonal lamina of 25mm rests on one of its sides on HP. The lamina makes 45 to HP and the side
on which it rests makes 30 to VP. Draw its projection.
11. A hexagonal lamina of sides 25mm rests on one its corners on HP. The lamina makes 45 to HP and the
diagonal passing through the corner on which on it rests appears to be inclined at 30 to VP. Draw its
projections.

FURTHER READING:

1) Computer Aided Engineering Drawing - S. Trymbaka Murthy, - I.K. International

Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 3rd revised edition- 2006.
2) Engineering Graphics - K.R. Gopalakrishna, 32nd edition, 2005- Subash Publishers
Bangalore.
3) Dhananjay A Jolhe, Engineering Drawing, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007.
4) M.B. Shah and B.C. Rana, Engineering Drawing, pearson Education, Eds.
2, 2009.
5) K. Venugopal, Engineering Drawing and Graphics, New Age International
(P) Ltd., publishers, 2000.
6) N.D. Bhatt and V.M. Panchal, Engineering Drawing, Charotar Publishing
house, 2005.
 MODULE-3

PROJECTIONS OF SOLIDS (FIRST ANGLE PROJECTION ONLY)

OBJECTIVES:

1) To understand the projection of solids in 1st quadrant when the solid inclined to HP and
VP.
2) To understand the projection of solids when it is suspended.

LESSON CONTENT:

Introduction, Definitions Projections of right regular tetrahedron, hexahedron (cube), prisms,

pyramids, cylinders and cones in different positions (No problems on octahedrons and
combination solid).
3.1 Projections of Planes

Solid

A solid is a 3-D object having length, breadth and thickness and bounded by surfaces which may be either
plane or curved, or combination of the two.
Solids are classified under two main headings

Polyhedron
Solids of revolution

A regular polyhedron is solid bounded only by plane surfaces (faces). Its faces are formed by regular polygons
of same size and all dihedral angles are equal to one another. when faces of a polyhedron are not formed by
equal identical faces, they may be classified into prisms and pyramids.

Five regular polyhedral are shown in figure 1

Figure 1: Five regular polyhedra

Prism

Prisms are polyhedron formed by two equal parallel regular polygon, end faces connected by side faces which
are either rectangles or parallelograms.
Different types of prisms are shown in figure 2
 Figure 2. Various types of prisms generally encountered in engineering applications

Some definitions regarding prisms

Base and lateral faces. When the prism is placed vertically on one of its end faces, the end face on which the
prism rests is called the base. The vertical side faces are the lateral faces, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Shows the base and lateral face of a prism.

Base edge/Shorter edge: These are the sides of the end faces, as shown in figure 4.

Figure 4. showing the base edge or shorter edge of a pentagonal prism.

Axis it is the imaginary line connecting the end faces is called axis and is shown in figure 5.

Figure 5 showing the Axis of a triangular prism.

Longer edge/lateral edges: These are the edges connecting the respective corners of the two end faces. The
longer edge of a square prism is illustrated in figure 6.

Figure 6. illustrating the longer edge of a square prism.

Right prism A prism whose axis is perpendicular to its end face is called as a right prism .Prisms are named
according to the shape of their end faces, i.e, if end faces are triangular, prism is called a triangular prism.

Oblique prism: It is the prism in which the axis is inclined to its base.

Pyramids
Pyramid is a polyhedron formed by a plane surface as its base and a number of triangles as its side faces, all
meeting at a point, called vertex or apex.

Axis the imaginary line connecting the apex and the center of the base.

Inclined/slant faces inclined triangular side faces.

 Inclined/slant/longer edges the edges which connect the apex and the base corners.

Right pyramid when the axis of the pyramid is perpendicular to its base.

Oblique pyramid when the axis of the pyramid is inclined to its base.

Solids of revolution

when some of the plane figures are revolved about one of their sides solids of revolution is generated some
of the solids of revolution are:

1. Cylinder: when a rectangle is revolved about one of its sides, the other parallel side generates a cylinder.
2. Cone: when a right triangle is revolved about one of its sides, the hypotenuse of the right triangle generates a
cone.
3. Oblique cylinder: when a parallelogram is revolved about one of its sides, the other parallel side generates a
cylinder.
4. Sphere: when a semi-circle is revolved about one of its diameter, a sphere is generated..
5. Truncated and frustums of solids when prisms, pyramids, cylinders are cut by cutting planes, the lower
portion of the solids (without their top portions) are called, either truncated or frustum of these solids. Some
examples are shown in figure 7.

Figure 7. Illustrates some examples of truncated / frustrum of solids.

Visibility
When drawing the orthographic views of an object, it will be required to show some of the hidden details as
invisible. To distinguish the invisible portions from the visible ones, the invisible edges of the object are
shown on the orthographic views by dashed lines. However, in practice, these lines of dashes conveniently and
colloquially, but wrongly called as dotted lines. To identify the invisible portions of the object, a careful
imaginative thinking is essential.

Rules of visibility
When viewing an object, the outline of the object is visible. Hence the outlines of all the views are shown by
full lines. All the visible edges will be shown as solid lines as shown in figure 8. Figure shows the frustum of a
pentagonal pyramid.

Figure 8. Front view of the object. The visible edges are shown as solid lines and the hidden edges are shown
as dashed lines.

Figure 9 shows the projections of the object. In the top view, the highest portions of the object are visible. The
top face ABCDE is at the top and is completely visible in the top view. In the top view, edges ab, bc, cd, de
and ea are shown as full lines. The bottom pentagonal faces A1B1C1D1E1 is smaller than the top face, hence
invisible. The slant edges AA1, BB1, CC1, DD1 and EE1 are invisible in the top view, hence they are shown as
lines of dashes. The line connecting a visible point and an invisible point is shown as an invisible line of
dashes unless they are out lines.

In the front view, the front faces of the object are shown as visible. The faces ABB1A1 and BCC1B1 are the
front faces. Hence in the front view, the corners a, b, c and a1, b1, c1 are visible to the observer. Hence in the
1 1 1 are shown as full lines. However the corners d, e, d1 and e1 are

invisible in the front view. 1 1 are invisible, hence shown as dashed lines. The top rear

Figure 9. Projections of the frustrum of a pentagonal pyramid.

 In the side view - the face lying on that side are visible. As seen in the left side view, the corners e, a, b and
e1, a1, b1 lie on left side and are visible in the left view. 1 1 1

lines. 1 1 1 1

3.2 Projections of solids placed in different positions

The solids may be placed on HP in various positions

1. The way the axis of the solid is held with respect to HP or VP or both -
Perpendicular to HP or VP
Parallel to either HP or VP and inclined to the other
Inclined to both HP and VP
2. The portion of the solid on which it lies on HP, except when it is freely suspended position. It can lie on HP
on its base edge or a corner, or a lateral face, or apex.

Axis of the solid perpendicular to HP

A solid when placed on HP with its axis perpendicular to it, then it will have its base on HP. This is the
simplest position in which a solid can be placed. When the solid is placed with the base on HP position, in the
top view, the base will be projected in its true shape. Hence, when the base of the solid is on HP, the top view
is drawn first and then the front view and the side views are projected from it. Figure 10 shows a cylinder with
its axis perpendicular to HP. There is only one position in which a cylinder or a cone may be placed with its
base on HP.

Figure 10. Front view and top view of a cylinder and cone
For prisms, there are 4 positions it may be placed with its base on HP.These positions are illustrated in figure
11.

Figure 11. Projections of a triangular prism resting on its base on HP with different positions.

There are 4 positions in which pyramids may be placed with its base on HP. These positions are shown in
figure 12.

Figure 12. Projections of a triangular Pyramid resting on its base on HP with different positions.
Projections of a solid with the axis perpendicular to VP

When a solid is placed with its axis perpendicular to VP, the base of the solid will always be perpendicular to
HP and parallel to VP. Hence in the front view, base will be projected in true shape. Therefore, when the axis
of the solid is perpendicular to VP, the front view is drawn first and then the top and side views are drawn
from it. When a cylinder rests on HP with its axis perpendicular to VP, one of its generators will be on HP.
Figure 13 shows the Front view and Top view of a cylinder and cone resting on HP with their axes
perpendicular to VP. In this case one of the points on the circumference of the base will be on XY.

Figure 13 shows the Front view and Top view of a cylinder and cone

Prism may be placed with their axis perpendicular to VP in three different positions. The different positions
are shown in figure 14.

Figure 14. Projections of a pentagonal prism resting on HP and axis perpendicular to VPwith different
positions.
 As shown in Figure 15, pyramid may be placed with their axis perpendicular to VP in three different
positions.

Figure 15. Projections of a pentagonal pyramid resting on HP and axis perpendicular to VP with different
positions.

Axis of the solid inclined to HP and parallel to VP

When a solid is placed on HP with its axis inclined to HP, the elemental portion of the solid that lies on HP
depends upon the type of the solid.
When a prism is placed on HP with its axis inclined to it, then it will lie either on one of its base edges or on
one of its corners on HP.
When a pyramid is placed on HP with its axis inclined to HP, then we will have one of its base edges on HP or
one of its base corners on HP or one of its slant edges on HP or one of its triangular faces on HP or an apex
on HP.

3.3Methods of drawing the projections of solids

These are two methods for drawing the projections of solids:

1. Change of position method.

2. Auxiliary plane method (Change of reference-line method)

Change of position method

In this method, the solids are placed first in the simple position and then tilted successively in two or three
stages to obtain the final position. The following are some of the examples.
a. Method of obtaining the top and the front views of the pyramid when it lies on HP on one of its base
edges with its axis or the base inclined to HP.

If the solid is required to be placed with an edge of the base on HP, then initially the solid has to be placed
with its base on HP such that an edge of the base is perpendicular to VP, i.e., to XY line in top view preferably
to lie on sthe right side.

When a pentagonal prism has to be placed with an edge of base on HP such that the base or axis is inclined to
HP, then initially, the prism is placed with its base on HP with an edge of the base perpendicular to VP and the
lying on the right side. In this position, the first set of top and front views are drawn with the base edges
(c1)(d1) perpendicular to XY line in the top view. In the front view, this edge c1 1
Since the prism has to lie with an edge of the base on HP, the front view of the prism is tilted on the edge
c1 1

Redraw the first front view in the tilted position. Whenever the inclination of axis q with HP is given, first the
base is drawn at (90- otherwise improper selection of the position of the axis may result in
the base edge c1 1 lying above or below the XY line. The second top view is projected by drawing the
vertical projectors from the corners of the second front view and the horizontal projectors from the first top
view. Figure 1 shows the sequence in obtaining the projection of the solid for the above case.

Figure 1. Illustrating the sequence for obtaining the projections of a pentagonal prism placed with an edge of
base on HP such that the base or axis is inclined to HP

b.Corner of the base on HP with two base edges containing the corner on which it rests make equal
inclinations with HP

When a solid lies on one of its corners of the base on HP, then the two edges of the base containing the corner
on which it lies make either equal inclinations or different inclination with HP. Initially the solid should be
placed with its base on HP such that an imaginary line connecting the center of the base and one of its corners
is parallel to VP, i.e. to XY line in the top view, and preferably to lie on the right side. For example, when a
hexagonal prism has to be placed with a corner of the base on HP such that the base or the axis is inclined to
HP, then initially the prism is placed with its base on HP such that an imaginary line connecting the center of
the base and a corner is parallel to VP and it lies on the right side. In this position, the first set of top and front
views are drawn , as shown in step-1 of figure 2 . The line (o1)(d1) is parallel to the XY line in the top view.

Figure 2: Projections of a prism with a corner of the base on HP and the axis is inclined to HP.

Since the prism has to lie on one of its corners of the base on HP, the front view of the prism is tilted on the
corner d1 Redraw the front view in the tilted position as shown in
Step-2 of figure-2. The base edge is drawn at (90-
drawing the vertical projectors from the corners of the second front view and horizontal projectors from the
first top view.

Following the above procedure, the top and front views of the pyramid when it rests on HP on one of its base
corners such that the two base edges containing the corner on which it rests make equal inclinations with HP is
shown in figure 3.
Figure 3 showing the projection of a pyramid resting on HP on one of its base corners with two base edges
containing the corner on which it rests make equal inclinations with HP

c. Projections of a pyramid lying on one of its triangular faces on HP

If a pyramid has to be placed on one of its triangular faces on HP, then initially let the pyramid be placed with
its base on HP such that the base edge containing that face is perpendicular to VP. (i.e. perpendicular to XY
line). Figure 4 illustrates the sequence in obtaining the projections of the pyramid. In the first front view, the
inclined line, represents a triangular face. Redraw the front view such that the line representing the
triangular face lies on HP. Project the top view in this position.

Figure 4 Illustrates the sequence in obtaining the projections a pyramid lying on one of its triangular faces on
HP
d. Projections of a pyramid lying on one of its slant edge HP

The sequence of obtaining the projections of a pyramid lying on one of its slant edge on HP is shown in figure
5. In step-1, The FV and TV of the pyramid in the simple projection is drawn such that in the, top view the
slant edge (line cd) on which it will rest on ground is drawn parallel to HP ( parallel to XY line) in the. In the
front view this edge will be In step-2, the object is then rotated such that the pyramid lies with its
Project the Top view from this Front view.

Figure 5. Projections of a pyramid lying on one of its slant edges on HP

Problem 1.
A cube of 30 mm sides is held on one of its corners on HP such that the bottom square face containing that
corner is inclined at 300 to HP. Two of its adjacent base edges containing the corner on which it rests are
equally inclined to VP. Draw the top and front views of the cube.

Solution:
The procedure of obtaining the projections is shown in figure 6. InStep-1, the projections of the cube is drawn
in the simple position. The cube is assumed to lie with one of its faces completely on HP such that two vertical
faces make equal inclinations with VP. Draw a square abcd to represent the top view of the cube such that two
of its sides make equal inclinations with the XY line, i.e., with VP. Let (a1), (b1), (c1) and (d1) be the four
corners of the bottom face of the cube which coincide in the top view with the corners a, b, c and d of the top
face. Project the front view of the cube. The bottom face a1 1 1 1
line. Now the cube is tilted on the bottom right corner c1 (step-2) such that the bottom face a1 1 1 1
inclined at 300 to HP. Reproduce the front view with face a1 1 1 1 0
to the XY line.
Draw the vertical projectors through all the corners in the reproduced front view and horizontal projectors
through the corners of the first top view. These projectors intersect each other to give the corresponding
corners in the top view
 Figure 1. The projections of the cube of problem 1.

Problem-2.
A cube of 30 mm side rests with one of its edges on HP such that one of the square faces containing that edge
is inclined at 300 to HP and the edge on which it rests being inclined to 600 to VP. Draw its projections.

Solution.
The procedure of obtaining the projections is shown in figure 7. First the TV and FV of the cube is drawn with
the cube in the simple position. The edge bc is drawn perpendicular to the XY line. In step2, the cube is tilted
such that the base of the cube is inclined at 300
at 300 to XY. The top view of the cube in step-2 is obtained by drawing projectors mentioned in problem 1. In
step-3, the top view in step-2 is rotated such that line c1 b1 is inclined at 600 to XY line. The front view in
step-2 is obtained by drawing projectors from the top view in step-3 and Front view in Step-2.

Figure 2. The projections of the cube of problem 2.

Problem 3

An equilateral triangular prism 20 mm side of base and 50 mm long rests with one of its shorter edges on HP
such that the rectangular face containing the edge on which the prism rests is inclined at 300 to HP. The edge
on which prism rests is inclined at 600 to VP. Draw its projections.

Solution: The procedure of obtaining the projections is shown in figure 8. The prism rests with one of its
shorter edges, i.e., triangular or base edge on HP such that the rectangular face containing that edge is
inclined at 300 to HP.

Draw the simple views of the prism when it rests with one of its triangular faces, i.e., base completely lying on
HP and also with one of its shorter edges perpendicular to VP, i.e., to XY line. The shorter edge (b1)(c1) is
perpendicular to the XY line. The rectangular face containing the edge b1 1 1 1

Now tilt the prism on the edge b1 1 1 1

0
to the XY
line. In this tilted position, project the top view.

It is seen that the edge b1c1 in the top view shown is perpendicular to VP, i.e, to XY line. But the edge b1c1 has
to be inclined at 600 to VP, i.e, to XY line.

Therefore, reproduce the top view with the edge b1c1 inclined at 600 to the XY line as shown in the top view.
Project the reproduced top view to get the front view.

Figure 3. The projections of the triangular prism of problem-3

Problem-4
A hexagonal pyramid has an altitude of 60 mm and side base 30mm. The pyramid rests on one of its side of
the base on HP such that the triangular face containing that side is perpendicular to HP. Draw the front and top
views.

Solution: The solution the problem is shown in figure 9. In step-1, the pyramid is drawn in the simple position
with base edge cd perpendicular to XY line. In Step-
made perpendicular to XY line. The top view is obtained by drawing projectors from the top view of step 1 and
front view in step-2.

Figure 4. The projections of the hexagonal pyramid of problem-4.

Problem-5
Problem Draw the top and front views of a rectangular pyramid of sides of base 40x 50 mm and height 70
mm when it lies on one of its larger triangular faces on HP. The longer edge of the base of the triangular face
lying on HP is inclined at 600 to VP in the top view with the apex of the pyramid being nearer to VP.

Solution :
The solution the problem is shown in figure 5. The projectors are obtained in 3-steps as illustrated in the
figure. In the first step, the solid is projected in the simple position with base BC perpendicular to VP. In the
second step, the solid is tilted about the edge BC such that the face BCO is made to lie on the ground. The
front view is rotated and the top view is projected from the front view and the top view in the first step. In step-
3, the top view is rotated such that edge BC is inclined at 60° to XY line . The Front view is projected using
this top view and Front view of Step-2.
 Figure 5. The projections of the rectangular pyramid of problem-5.

Problem-6
A cone of base 80 mm diameter and height 100 mm lies with one of its generators on HP and the axis appears
to be inclined to VP at an angle of 400 in the top view. Draw its top and front views.

Solution:
Figure 6 illustrates the procedure for obtaining the projections of the cone. Three steps are involved. In step-1,
the Top view and Front View of the cone is drawn in the simple position. The base circle is divided in to 12
equal parts. These points ate joined with the apex to obtain the respective generators. Instep 2, the cone is
tilted such that the cone lies on one of its generator in the HP. i.e
the XY line. The top view of the object in this condition is drawn by drawing projectors. In step-3, the cone is
titled such that in the top view the axis is inclined at 400 to the XY line. The front view of the object is
obtained by projection technique.
 Figure 6. The projections of the cone of problem-6.

Problem-7
Draw the top and the front views of a right circular cylinder of base 45 mm diameter and 60 mm long when it
lies on HP such that its axis is inclined at 350 to HP and the axis appears to be perpendicular to VP in the
top view.

Solution:
The solution to the problem is illustrated in figure-7 . Three steps are involved as shown in the figure. In Step-
1, the cylinder is drawn in the simple position (resting on the base on HP). The circle in the top view is dived
in to 12 equal parts and then projected in to the front view. In step-2, The Front view is rotated about g1 such
that the axis is inclined at 35° to HP (or XYline). The top view is projected from this front view with thehelp
of Top view in step-1. . In step 3, the top view is rotated such that axis is perpendicular to XY line. The front
view is then projected from the top view.
Figure 7. The projections of the cylinder as per problem-7.
Worked Examples- Projection of Solids
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 Problems on Solids

1. A pentagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 60 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its edges of the
base which is inclined to VP at 30 . Draw the projections of the pyramid rests HP on one of its edges of
the base which is inclined to VP at 30 . Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis is inclined to
HP at 40 .
2. A pentagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length rests on HP
on one of its edges of the base. Draw the projections of the pyramid when the is inclined to HP at 45
and VP at 30 .
3. A pentagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its corners of
the base such that the two base edges containing the corner on which it rests make equal inclinations
with HP. Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis of the pyramid inclined to HP at 40 and
appears to be inclined to VP at 45 .
4. A pentagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its corners of
the vase such that the two base edges containing the corner on which it rests make equal inclined with
HP. Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis of the pyramid is inclined to HP at 40 and to
VP at 30 .
5. A hexagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its edges of the
base which is inclined to VP at 30 . Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis is inclined to HP
at 45 .
6. A hexagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its edges of the
base. Draw the projection of the pyramid when the axis is inclined to HP at 45 and VP at 30 .
7. A hexagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length rests on one of its corners of the base
such that the two base containing the corner on which it rests make equal inclinations with HP. Draw
the projections of the pyramid on when the axis of the pyramid is inclined to HP at 40 and appears to
be inclined to VP at 45 .
8. A hexagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its corners of
the base such that the two base edges containing the corner on which it rests make equal inclinations
with HP. Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis of the pyramid is inclined to HP at 40 and
to VP at 30 .
9. A square pyramid 35 mm sides of base and 60 mm axis length is suspended freely from a corner of its
base. Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis appears to be inclined to VP at 45 .
10. A pentagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length is suspended freely from a corner of
its base. Draw the projections of the pyramid when the appears to be inclined to VP at 45 .
11. A hexagonal pyramid 25 mm sides of base and 50 mm axis length is suspended freely from a corner of
its base. Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis appears to be inclined to VP at 45 .
12. A square pyramid 35 mm sides of base and 60 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its slant edges.
Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis appears to be inclined to VP at 45 .
13. A square pyramid 35 mm sides of base and 60 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its slant5 edges.
Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis is inclined to VP at 45 .
14. A square pyramid 35 mm sides of base and 60 mm axis length rests on HP on one of its slant triangular
faces. Draw the projections of the pyramid when the axis appears to be inclined to VP at 45 .

FURTHER READING:

1) Computer Aided Engineering Drawing - S. Trymbaka Murthy, - I.K. International

Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 3rd revised edition- 2006.
2) Engineering Graphics - K.R. Gopalakrishna, 32nd edition, 2005- Subash Publishers
Bangalore.
3) Dhananjay A Jolhe, Engineering Drawing, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007.
4) M.B. Shah and B.C. Rana, Engineering Drawing, pearson Education, Eds.
2, 2009.
5) K. Venugopal, Engineering Drawing and Graphics, New Age International
(P) Ltd., publishers, 2000.
6) N.D. Bhatt and V.M. Panchal, Engineering Drawing, Charotar Publishing
house, 2005.
 MODULE-4

SECTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF LATERAL SURFACES OF SOLIDS

OBJECTIVES:

1) To understand the basic concept of development

2) Development of lateral surface of prisms and cylinders when it is cut by section plane.
3) Development of lateral surface of pyramids and cone when it is cut by section plane.

LESSON CONTENT:

Introduction, Section planes, Sections, Section views, Sectional views, Apparent shapes and True
shapes of Sections of right regular prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones resting with base on
HP. (No problems on sections of solids) Development of lateral surfaces of above solids, their
frustums and truncations. (No problems on lateral surfaces of trays, tetrahedrons, spheres and
transition pieces).
 4.1 Development of surfaces

A development is the unfold / unrolled flat / plane figure of a 3-D object. It is also called a pattern where the
plane may show the true size of each area of the object. When the pattern is cut, it can be rolled or folded back
into the original object as shown in figure 1.

Figure 1. Typical development of the surface of a cuboid.

Types of development
There are three major types of development followed by industries. Examples are shown in figure 2.

1. Parallel line development: In this parallel lines are used to construct the expanded pattern of each three-
dimensional shape. The method divides the surface into a series of parallel lines to determine the shape of a
pattern.
2. Radial line development: In this, lines radiating from a central point to construct the expanded pattern of each
three-dimensional shape is used. These shapes each form part of a cone and lines radiating from the vertex of
the cone generate the expanded pattern of the curved surface as shown in the following explorations.
3. Triangulation method: This is generally used for polyhedron, single curved surfaces, and warped surfaces.
4. Approximate development: In this, the shapes obtained are only approximate. After joining, the part is
stretched or distorted to obtain the final shape
 Figure 2. Typical examples of the various types of development.

A true development is one in which no stretching or distortion of the surfaces occurs and every surface of the
development is the same size and shape as the corresponding surface on the 3-D object. e.g. polyhedrons and
single curved surfaces.
As illustrated in figure 3, polyhedrons are composed entirely of plane surfaces that can be flattened true size
onto a plane in a connected sequence, where as single curved surfaces are composed of consecutive pairs of
straight-line elements in the same plane which is obtained for a cone.

Figure 3. shows the true development obtained for polyhedrons and single curved surface

An approximate development is one in which stretching or distortion occurs in the process of creating the
development. The resulting flat surfaces are not the same size and shape as the corresponding surfaces on the
3-D object. Wrapped surfaces do not produce true developments, because pairs of consecutive straight-line
elements do not form a plane. Also double-curved surfaces, such as a sphere do not produce true
developments, because they do not contain any straight lines. An example of the approximate development of
a sphere is shown in figure 4 .

Figure 4 showing an approximate development of a sphere.

4.2 Classifications of developments

1. Parallel-line development: They are made from common solids that are composed of parallel lateral edges or
elements. e.g. Prisms and cylinders as shown in figure 5. The cylinder is positioned such that one element lies
on the development plane. The cylinder is then unrolled until it is flat on the development plane. The base and
top of the cylinder are circles, with a circumference equal to the length of the development. All elements of
the cylinder are parallel and are perpendicular to the base and the top. When cylinders are developed, all
elements are parallel and any perpendicular section appears as a stretch-out line that is perpendicular to the
elements.
Figure 5 shows the parallel line development technique for (a) cylinder and (b) rectangular block.

2. Radial-line development
Radial-line developments are made from figures such as cones and pyramids. In the development, all the
elements of the figure become radial lines that have the vertex as their origin. Figure 6 shows the radial
development for a cone. The cone is positioned such that one element lies on the development plane. The cone
is then unrolled until it is flat on the development plane. One end of all the elements is at the vertex of the
cone. The other ends describe a curved line. The base of the cone is a circle, with a circumference equal to the
length of the curved line.

Figure 6 shows the radial development method for a cone.

3. Triangulation developments:
Made from polyhedrons, single-curved surfaces, and wrapped surfaces. The development involve subdividing
any ruled surface into a series of triangular areas. If each side of every triangle is true length, any number of
triangles can be connected into a flat plane to form a development. This is illustrated in figure 7 for a triangular
pyramid. Triangulation for single curved surfaces increases in accuracy through the use of smaller and more
numerous triangles. Triangulation developments of wrapped surfaces produces only approximate of those
surfaces.
 Figure 7 shows the triangulation method for obtaining the development of a triangular pyramid.

4.Approximate developments
Approximate developments are used for double curved surfaces, such as spheres. Approximate developments
are constructed through the use of conical sections of the object. The material of the object is then stretched
through various machine applications to produce the development of the object. This is illustrated in figure 4.

4.3 Parallel-line developments

Developments of objects with parallel elements or parallel lateral edges begins by constructing a stretch-out
line that is parallel to a right section of the object and is therefore, perpendicular to the elements or lateral
edges. Figure 8 illustrates the steps followed for obtaining the development of a rectangular prism by parallel
line development. In the front view, all lateral edges of the prism appear parallel to each other and are true
length. The lateral edges are also true length in the development. The length, or the stretch-out, of the
development is equal to the true distance around a right section of the object.

Figure 8. Stepwise procedure for obtaining the development of a rectangular prism.

Step 1. To start the development, draw the stretch-out line in the front view, along the base of the prism and
equal in length to the perimeter of the prism. Draw another line in the front view along the top of the prism and
equal in length to the stretch-out line. Draw vertical lines between the ends of the two lines, to create the
rectangular pattern of the prism.
Step 2. Locate the fold line on the pattern by transferring distances along the stretch-out line in length to the
sides of the prism, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-1. Draw thin, dashed vertical lines from points 2, 3, and 4 to represent the
fold lines. Add the bottom and top surfaces of the prism to the development, taking measurements from the
top view. Add the seam to one end of the development and the bottom and top.

1. Development of a truncated prism

The methoid of obtaining the development of a truncated prism is shown in figure 1.

 Figure1. shows the development of a truncated rectangular prism.

Step 1: Draw the stretch-out line in the front view, along the base of the prism and equal in length to the
perimeter of the prism.

Locate the fold lines on the pattern along the stretch-out line equal in length to the sides of the prism, 1-2, 2-3,
3-4, and 4-1.
Draw perpendicular construction lines at each of these points.
Project the points 1, 2, 3, and 4 from the front view Step 2: Darken lines 1-2-3 and 4-1. Construct the bottom
and top, as shown and add the seam to one end of the development and the top and bottom

2. Development of a right circular cylinder

The Procedure for obtaining the development of a cylinder is illustrated in figure 2.

Figure 2. Shows the step wise procedure for obtaining the development of a cylinder.

Step 1. In the front view, draw the stretch-out line aligned with the base of the cylinder and equal in length to
the circumference of the base circle.
At each end of this line, construct vertical lines equal in length to the height of the cylinder.
Step 2. Add the seam to the right end of the development, and add the bottom and top circles.

3.Development of a truncated right circular cylinder

The development of a truncated cylinder is shown in figure 3.

Step1. The top view and front view of the cylinder is drawn. The stretch out line, is aligned with the base in
the F.V., is drawn with length equal to the circumference of the cylinder. Construct the rectangle with the
stretch out line as one length and height of the cylinder as the width.

Step2. The top circular view of the cylinder then divided into a number of equal parts . The stretch-out line is

to
intersect the vertical lines 1,
edge view of the truncated surface of the cylinder. The intersections between these projections and the vertical
lines constructed from the stretch-out line are points along the curve representing the top line of the truncated
cylinder. Join the intersection points with a smooth curve to obtain the developmentof the lateral surface of the
cylinder.

Figure 3. shows the development of a truncated cylinder.

Step 3. Draw the circle with diameter equal to the diameter of the cylinder at any point on the base of the
development to obtain the development of the base surface of the cylinder. Draw an ellipse with the truncated
length (length 1-7 in the step 2) as major diameter and diameter of the cylinder as the minor diameter on the
top part of the development to obtain the final development of the surfaces of the truncated cylinder.

4.Development of a right circular cone

The development of a cone is shown in figure 4. For a cone, the front view will be a triangle with the slant
edge showing the true length of the generator of the cone. To begin this development, use a true-length
element of the cone as the radius for an arc and as one side of the development. Draw an arc whose length is
where, r is the radius of the base of the cone and l is the true length of the slant edge. Draw another line from
the end of the arc to the apex and draw the circular base to complete the development.

Figure 4. Development of a right cone.

5.Development of a truncated cone:

A cone of base diameter 40 mm and slant height 60 mm is kept on the ground on its base. An AIP inclined at
45° to the HP cuts the cone through the midpoint of the axis. Draw the development.

Solution:
The development of the truncated cone is shown in figure 5.
 Figure 5. Development of the truncated cone (problem 5).

Draw the Front view and top view of the cone. Dive the circumference of the circle (Top View) in to 12 equal
parts
line inclined at 45 ° to the horizontal and passing through the mid pint of the axis of the cone to represent the
AIP. The locate the - - -
Draw the projection (figure shown on the right of the Front view) by drawing the line O1
= (20/60)* 360 = 120° (following the procedure
shown in problem 4). Then draw sector O 1 1 O with O as a centre and included angle 120°. Divide the
sector into 12 equal parts (i.e., 10° each). Draw lines O 2, O 3, O 12. Draw horizontal projectors

mark point P1 on line O1. With O as centre and radius equal to Op2, draw an arc to intersect the radial

obtain the development of the truncated cone.

Worked Examples- Sections and Development of Lateral Surfaces of Solids
 Problems on Development

1. A regular pentagonal prism of height 60 mm and base edge 30 mm rests with its base on HP.
The vertical face closest to VP is 30 deg to it. Draw the development of the truncated prism
with its truncated surface inclined at 60 deg to its axis and bisecting it.
2. A pentagonal prism of 30 mm side of base and height 50 mm lies with its base on HP such that
one of the rectangular faces is inclined at 40 deg to VP. It is cut to the shape of a truncated
pyramid with the truncated surface inclined at 30 deg to the axis so as pass through a point on it
30 mm above the base. Develop the truncated portion of the prism so as to produce a one piece
development.
3. A pentagonal prism of base sides 30 mm and axis length 60 mm rests with its base on HP and
an edge of the base inclined at 45 deg to VP. It is cut by a plane perpendicular to VP, inclined
at 40 deg to HP and passing through a point on the axis, at a distance of 30 mm from the base.
Develop the remaining surface of the truncated prism.
4. A pentagonal prism of base sides 20 mm and height 40 mm is resting with its base on HP and
base edge parallel to the VP. The prism is cut as shown in the following front view. Draw the
development of the lateral surface of the prism.
5. A hexagonal prism of base side 20 mm and height 50 mm is resting on HP on its base, such that
one of its base edge is parallel to VP. The prism is cut in this position as shown in the following
front view. Draw the development of the lateral surface of the prism.
6. A hexagonal prism of base side 25 mm and height 55 mm is resting on HP on its base, such
that one of its base edge is parallel to VP. The prism is cut in this position as shown in the
following front view. Draw the development of the lateral surface of the prism.
7. The inside of a hopper of a flour mill is to be lined with thin sheet. The top and bottom of the
hopper are regular pentagons with each side equal to 30 mm and 22.5 mm respectively. The
height of the hopper is 30 mm. Draw the shape of the sheet to which it is to be cut so as to fit
into the hopper.
8. A square pyramid of side of base 45 mm, altitude 70 mm is resting with its base on Hp with
two sides of the base parallel to VP. The pyramid is cut by a section plane which is
perpendicular to the VP and inclined at 40 deg to the HP. The cutting plane bisects the axis of
the pyramid. Obtain the development of the lateral surfaces the truncated pyramid.
9. A square pyramid base 40 mm side and axis 65 mm long has its base on HP and all the edges
of the base are equally inclined to VP. It is cut to with an inclined section plane so as the
truncated surface at 45 deg to its axis, bisecting it. Draw the development of the truncated
pyramid.
10. A frustum of a square pyramid has its base 40 mm sides, top 16 mm sides and height 60 mm,
its axis is vertical and a side of its base is parallel to VP. Draw the projections of the frustum
and show the development of the lateral surface of it.
11. A square pyramid of 25 mm base edge and 50 mm height rests with its base on HP with all of
its base edges equally inclined to VP. It is cut by a plane perpendicular to VP and inclined to
HP at 60 deg, passing through the extreme right corner of base. Draw the development of the
lateral surface of the pyramid.
12. A rectangular pyramid, side of base 25 mm 40 mm and height 50 mm has one of the base is
inclined at 30 deg to the VP. Draw the development of the lateral surface of the cut pyramid,
whose front view is shown below.
13. A frustum of a pentagonal pyramid, smaller base sides 16 mm and bigger top face sides 32 mm
and height 40 mm, is resting on the HP on its smaller base. With one of its base sides parallel to
the VP. Draw the projections of the frustum and develop the lateral surface it.

FURTHER READING:

1) Computer Aided Engineering Drawing - S. Trymbaka Murthy, - I.K. International

Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 3rd revised edition- 2006.
2) Engineering Graphics - K.R. Gopalakrishna, 32nd edition, 2005- Subash Publishers
Bangalore.
3) Dhananjay A Jolhe, Engineering Drawing, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007.
4) M.B. Shah and B.C. Rana, Engineering Drawing, pearson Education, Eds.
2, 2009.
5) K. Venugopal, Engineering Drawing and Graphics, New Age International
(P) Ltd., publishers, 2000.
6) N.D. Bhatt and V.M. Panchal, Engineering Drawing, Charotar Publishing
house, 2005.
 MODULE-5

ISOMETRIC PROJECTION (USING ISOMETRIC SCALE ONLY)

OBJECTIVES:

1) To understand the basic concept of isometric projection.

2) To understand the concepts of isometric scale.
3) Construction of isometric projections of simple solids and combination of solids.

LESSON CONTENT:

Introduction, Isometric scale, Isometric projection of simple plane figures, Isometric projection
of tetrahedron, hexahedron(cube), right regular prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, spheres, cut
spheres and combination of solids (Maximum of three solids).
5.1 Axonometric projection-

Axonometric projection is a parallel projection technique used to create a pictorial drawing of an object by
rotating the object along one or more of its axes relative to the plane of projection (or the picture plane).
Axonometric projection is one of the four principal projection techniques: multiview, axonometric, oblique and
perspective projection (Figure-1). In multi view, axonometric, and oblique projections, the observer is
theoretically infinitely far away from the projection plane. In addition, the lines of sight are parallel to each
other and perpendicular to the plane of projection. The main difference between a multiview drawing and an
axonometric drawing are that, in a multiview, only two dimensions of an object are visible in each view and
hence more than one view is required to define the object. In an axonometric drawing, the object is rotated
about an axis to show all three dimensions, and only one view is required.

Figure 1. illustrates the four principle projection techniques.

 Isometric projection is a type of pictorial projection in which the dimensions along the three axes of the solid
are shown in one view. It is one of the three types of axonometric projection
In axonometric drawing, one axis of space is shown vertical and depending on the exact angle at which the
view deviates from the orthogonal, axonometric projections are generally three types: (a) trimetric
projection, (b) dimetric projection, and (c) isometric projection.. This is illustrated in figure 2.

1. In trimetric projection, the direction of viewing is such that all of the three axes of space appear unequally
foreshortened. The scale along each of the three axes and the angles among them are determined separately as
dictated by the angle of viewing. Trimetric perspective is seldom used
2. In dimetric projection, the direction of viewing is such that two of the three axes of space appear equally
shortened, of which the attendant scale and angles of presentation are determined according to the angle of
viewing; the scale of the third direction (vertical) is determined separately. When two of the three angles are
equal, the drawing is classified as a dimetric projection. Dimetric drawings are less pleasing to the eye, but are
easier to produce than trimetric drawings
3. In isometric projection, the most commonly used form of axonometric projection in engineering drawing. Here
all three angles are equal. The isometric is the least pleasing to the eye, but is the easiest to draw and
dimension.

Figure 2. Shows the three types of axinometric drawing. The angles determine the type of axinometric
drawing.

5.2 Isometric Axonometric Projections

An isometric projection is a true representation of the isometric view of an object. An isometric view of an
object is created by rotating the object 45° about a vertical axis, then tilting the object (see figure 3, in this
case, a cube) forward until the body diagonal (AB) appears as a point in the front view. The angle the cube is

axes. Each edge of the cube is parallel to one of the isometric axes. Line parallel to one of the legs of the
isometric axis is an isometric line. Planes of the cube faces & all planes parallel to them are isometric planes
Figure 3. Rotation of the object with respect to the projection plane result in isometric projection.

The forward tilt of the cube causes the edges and planes of the cube to become shortened as it is projected onto
the picture plane.
true length. In other words, the projected lengths are approximately 80% of the true lengths. A drawing
produced using a scale of 0.816 is called an isometric projection and is a true representation of the
object. However, if the drawing is produced using full scale, it is called an isometric drawing, which is the
same proportion as an isometric projection, but is larger by a factor of 1.23 to 1. Figure 4. Illustrates the
isometric projection and isometric drawing. Isometric drawings are almost always preferred over isometric
projection for engineering drawings, because they are easier to produce. An isometric drawing is an
axonometric pictorial drawing for which the angle between each axis equals 120° and the scale used is full
scale.

Figure 4 Shows the (a) isometric projection and (b) isometric drawing (or view) of a cuboid.

While drawing isometric projection, an Isometric scale is to be constructed for convenience and all the
measurements are to be taken from this scale. As shown in figure 5, isometric scale is produced by positioning
a regular scale at 45 ° to the horizontal and projecting lines vertically to a 30° line.
 Figure 5. illustrates the construction of an isometric scale.

i.e. isometric length = 82% (approximately)

Isometric axes can be positioned in a number of ways to create different views of the same object. Figure
6(a) is a regular isometric, in which the viewpoint is looking down on the top of the object. In a regular
isometric, the axes at 30° to the horizontal are drawn upward from the horizontal. In the reversed axis
isometric, as shown in figure 6(b), the viewpoint is looking up on the bottom of the object, and the 30° axes
are drawn downward from the horizontal. Figure 6(c)&(d) show the long axis isometric, where the viewpoint
is looking from the right or from the left of the object, and one axis is drawn at 60 ° to the horizontal. While
drawing the Isometric view, first the view point will have to be decided for obtaining the maximum technical
information.

Figure 6. shows different isometric axis depending on the direction of view point.
Isometric axes and non-isometric axes
Figure 7(a) illustrates the isometric axes, non-isometric axes and isometric planes. In an isometric drawing,
true length distances can only be measured along isometric lines. i.e. lines that run parallel to any of the
isometric axes. Any line that does not run parallel to an isometric axis is called a non-isometric line. Non-
isometric lines include inclined and oblique lines and cannot be measured directly. Instead they must be
created by locating two end points. Figure 7(b) is an isometric drawing of a cube. The three faces of the
isometric cube are isometric planes, because they are parallel to the isometric surfaces formed by any two
adjacent isometric axes. Planes that are not parallel to any isometric plane are called non-isometric planes sa
shown in figure 7(a).

Figure 7. showing isometric axes, non-isometric axes and isometric planes.

Hidden Lines, Center Lines and Dimensions

In isometric drawings, hidden lines are omitted unless they are absolutely necessary to completely describe the
object. Most isometric drawings will not have hidden lines. To avoid using hidden lines, choose the most
descriptive viewpoint. However, if an isometric viewpoint cannot be found which clearly depicts all the major
features, hidden lines may be used. eg. Figure 8(a). Centerlines are drawn only for showing symmetry or for
dimensioning. Normally, centerlines are not shown, because many isometric drawings are used to
communicate to non-technical people and not for engineering purposes.

Figure 8 showing hidden lines and centre lines.

Dimension lines, extension lines, and lines being dimensioned shall lie in the same plane. All dimensions and
notes should be unidirectional, reading from the bottom of the drawing upward and should be located outside
the view whenever possible. The texts are read from the bottom, using horizontal guidelines as shown in
Figure 9.

Figure 9 showing the procedure of using dimension lines, extension lines and text.

5.3 Isometric view of some standard shapes

1.Square

Consider a square ABCD with a 30 mm side shown in Fig. If the square lies in the vertical plane, it will
appear as a rhombus with a 30 mm side in isometric view as shown in Fig. (a) or (b), depending on its
orientation, i.e., right-hand vertical face or left-hand vertical face. If the square lies in the horizontal plane (like
the top face of a cube), it will appear as in Fig.(c). The sides AB and AD, both, are inclined to the horizontal
reference line at 30°.

Figure 10. Isometric views of a square.

2.Rectangle

A rectangle appears as a parallelogram in isometric view as shown in figure 11.. Three versions are possible
depending on the orientation of the rectangle, i.e., right-hand vertical face, left-hand vertical face or horizontal
face.

Figure 11. Isometric views of a rectangle.

3.Triangle

A triangle of any type can be easily obtained in isometric view as explained below. First enclose the triangle in
rectangle ABCD. Obtain parallelogram ABCD of the rectangle as shown in Fig. 12(a) or (b) or (c). Then locate
point 1 in the parallelogram such that C 1 in the parallelogram is equal to C 1 in the rectangle. A B 1
represents the isometric view of the triangle.

Figure 12. Method of obtaining the isometric views of a triangle.

4.Pentagon

Enclose the given pentagon in a rectangle and obtain the parallelogram as in Fig. 13 (a) or (b) or (c). Locate
points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the rectangle and mark them on the parallelogram. The distances A 1, B 2, C 3, C 4
and D 5 in isometric drawing are same as the corresponding distances on the pentagon enclosed in the
rectangle since the edges of the rectangle are isometric axes.

Figure 13. Method of obtaining the isometric views of a pentagon.

5.Circle

The isometric view or isometric projection of a circle is an ellipse. It is obtained by using four-centre method
explained below and illustrated in Figure 14.
Four-Centre Method: First, enclose the given circle into a square ABCD. Draw rhombus ABCD as an
isometric view of the square. Join the farthest corners of the rhombus, i.e., A and C. Obtain midpoints 3 and 4
of sides CD and AD respectively. Locate points 1 and 2 at the intersection of AC with B 3 and B 4
respectively. Now with 1 as a centre and radius 1 3, draw a small arc 3 5. Draw another arc 4 6 with same
radius but 2 as a centre. With B as a centre and radius B 3, draw an arc 3 4. Draw another arc 5 6 with same
radius but with D as a centre.

Figure 14. Method of obtaining the isometric views of a circle by four-centre method.
6.Isometric view of irregular Shape

The method of drawing the isometric view of an irregular shape 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 is illustrated in Figure 15.
First the figure is enclosed in a rectangle. The parallelogram is obtained in isometric for the rectangle as
shown. The distances B 2, D 2, C 3, E 3, G 4, F 4, H 5, H 6 and A 7 has the same length as in original
shape since they are along the isometric axis. The points 1 to 7 are located by travelling along the isometric
lines. After locating the points, the points are joined for lines which lie along non-isometric lines viz. 1-2, 2-3,
3-G, 6-5, 7-6.

Figure 15. Method of obtaining the isometric views of an irregular shape.

Worked Examples- Isometric Projection
Problems on Isometrics

40mm 25mm

40mm 25mm
100mm 60mm

100mm 60mm

80mm 60mm 60mm 40mm

FURTHER READING:

1) Computer Aided Engineering Drawing - S. Trymbaka Murthy, - I.K. International

Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 3rd revised edition- 2006.
2) Engineering Graphics - K.R. Gopalakrishna, 32nd edition, 2005- Subash Publishers
Bangalore.
3) Dhananjay A Jolhe, Engineering Drawing, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007.
4) M.B. Shah and B.C. Rana, Engineering Drawing, pearson Education, Eds.
2, 2009.
5) K. Venugopal, Engineering Drawing and Graphics, New Age International
(P) Ltd., publishers, 2000.
6) N.D. Bhatt and V.M. Panchal, Engineering Drawing, Charotar Publishing
house, 2005.