GE 8152 -ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
Dr.R.Ganesamoorthy.
Professor / Mechanical Engineering.
Chennai Institute of Technology.
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
Object Line
It’s top view a, b
It’s front viewa’, b’
It’s side viewa’’, b’’
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
NotationsofLinesinviews:
Followingnotationsshouldbefollowedwhilenamingdifferentviews
inprojections.
Object Line
It’s top viewa, b
It’s front viewa’, b’
It’s side viewa’’, b’’
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
Projectionofstraightlineonitsvariouspositions:
S. No Position of the line Front view Top view Traces
1
Lines parallel to both
VP and HP
True length and is
parallel to XY
True length and is
parallel to XY
NO
TRACES
2
Lines perpendicular
to VP and parallel to
HP
Point
True length and is
Perpendicular to XY
Only VT
No HT
3
Lines parallel to VP and
perpendicular to HP
True length and is
Perpendicular to XY
Point
Only HT
No VT
4
Lines parallel to HP
and inclined to VP
Shorter than true length
and is parallel to XY
Has true length and
true inclination
Only VT
No HT
5
Lines inclined to HP
and parallel to VP
Has true length and true
inclination
Shorter than true length and
is parallel to XY
Only HT
No VT
6
Lines inclined to both
VP and HP
Shorter than true length,
inclined to XY and angle is
not true inclination
Shorter than true
length, inclined to XY and
angle is not true inclination
Both HT
and VT
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
1.PerpendiculartotheHPandParalleltotheVP:
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
2.PerpendiculartotheVPandParalleltotheHP:
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
3.ThelinebothparallelVPandHP:
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
4.ParalleltotheHPandInclinedtotheVP:
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
5.ParalleltotheVPandInclinedtotheHP:
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
6.ThelinebothinclinedVPandHP:
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
6.ThelinebothinclinedVPandHP:
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
1.LinesparalleltobothVPandHP
1.AlineCD50mmlonghasitsendC,15mmabovetheHPand25mminfrontofthe
VP.ThelineiskeptparalleltobothHPandVP.drawitsprojections.
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
3.Lines inclined to one plane
and parallel to another plane
4.AlineAB55mmlongislyingontheHPand
makesanangleof35
0withtheVP.ItsendA
is25mminfrontofVP.Drawtheprojections
oftheline.
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
3.Lines inclined to one plane and
parallel to another plane
5.AlineAB50mmlonghasitsendA30mm
aboveHPand25mminfrontofVP.Theline
iskeptinclinedat40
0toHPandparalleltoVP.
Drawitsprojectionsandmakeitstraces.
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
3.Lines inclined to one plane
and parallel to another plane:
7.AlineAB65mmlonghasitsendA20
mmaboveHPand30mminfrontofVP.
Itstopviewhasalengthof45mmand
parallelstoHP.Drawitsprojectionsand
findtheinclinationofthelinewithHP.
Answer:θ=46
0
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
3.Lines inclined to one plane
and parallel to another plane
8.AlineAB60mmlonghasitsendA30
mmaboveHPand15mminfrontofVP.
Itsfrontviewhasalengthof45mmand
parallelstoHP.Drawitsprojectionsand
findtheinclinationofthelinewithVP.
Answer:θ=46
0
GE8152-ENGINEERING GRAPHICS UNIT-II PROJECTION OF LINES
3.Lines inclined to one plane
and parallel to another plane
9.AlineABhasitsendA30mmaboveHP
and20mminfrontofVP.Itisinclinedat
25
0totheVPandparallelstoHP.Drawits
projections,ifthedistancebetweenthe
endprojectorstobe55mm.Findthetrue
lengthofthelinealso.
Answer:TL=60mm.