Manual assignment - 4

Horizontal Trace & Vertical Trace

Horizontal Trace (HT) - the point where a line intersects the HP

Vertical Trace (VT) - the point where a line intersects the VP
E

D
A

VT

C
HT
HT

HT

VT

How to find Vertical Trace (VT) ?

(extension of Front view will pass thru VT)
B

A
y

VT
a

a
VT

To find VT:
x
Extend Top view to meet XY line, draw
perp. to XY, and find its intersection with Front view.

y
a
b

To find HT
Extension of Top view will pass thru HT
b
B
a
A

y
b

HT
x

b
a
HT
x

To find HT:
Extend Front view to meet XY line, draw
perp. to XY, and find its intersection with Top view

a
b

Q. 4.1
Points P (0,20,30) and Q (50,-55,-45) are given.
A) Draw projections
B) Find VT and HT
C) Find True length.

First, True length with trapezium rule

Altitudes are measured

above and below the HP,
+ and P
p

Alt

q
Q

Draw projections of line PQ first (first locate p, p and q, q)

117

TL
=

PP
p
30

20

ie
v
p
To

d
x

Fro
n

55

tv

iew

e
q

50

y
45

Draw VT where Top view cuts the XY, draw perp. to XY.
find intersection of perp. and Front view.
q
PP
p
VT
x
p

p
To

w
v ie

HT
Fro
n

tv

iew

q
HT where Front view cuts the XY, draw perp to XY.
Find intersection of perp. and Top view.

Q. 4.2 Line AB has its ends A and B, 10 & 40 above HP.

Length of front view =70.
True angle with HP=25O
HT of line is 15 in front of VP.
a) Draw Projections of line.
b) Find True Angle with VP () and Vertical Trace.

70

TL

45

25O

10

HP

b
Start with
any point a

83
L=

70

Locus a

45
10

Locus b

25O
Top view length
y

To locate Top view using Horz. Trace (15 before VP)

=
TL

b
t
on
r
(F
0
7

)
w
e
vi

a
x
HT locus

15

c
HT
a?

83

25O
Top view length
y

To
p

vi
ew

l en
gt
h

Shift parallel using SETSQUARES

so that line passes thru HT

b?

Finding VT ?

a
x

y
VT
a

True inclination with VP??:

Find using standard trapezium
method.
b

Notice:
A. CAD Assignment 10 on 23-Feb come prepared with drawing
on Grid sheets
B. CAD Assignment 11.1 and 11.2 must be drawn manually and submitted
as assignment on Thursday 2-March-2006 (CAD class).
This is to make up the of loss of 1 CAD class before Mid-sem exam.