CE 102:CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAWING I

Lecture 5
Orthographic Projection
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Asia Pacific (UAP), Dhaka
 USE OF SCALE IN DRAWING

Types of Scales:

•Civil Engineering Scale

•Architect’s Scale
•Metric Scale etc.
Architect’s Scale
EXAMPLES OF ORTHOGRAPHIC
PROJECTION of SOLIDS
A cube of 1.5" rests on one of its square faces on horizontal plane with
another square face being parallel to the vertical plane. Draw its Plan,
Front Elevation and Left-End View

1.5"
AD BC DC AB

1.5"

ad bc dc ab
FRONT VIEW LEFT VIEW
Dd Cc
45o

1.5"

Aa Bb

TOP VIEW
A cube of 1.0" sides rests on one of its square faces in horizontal plane
with another square faces making an angle of 30o with the vertical plane.
Draw its Plan, Front Elevation and Left End View

A B D C D A C B

1.0"

a b d c d a c b
FRONT VIEW LEFT VIEW
Dd Dd
30o 45o

Aa
Aa
Cc
Cc
1.0"
Bb
Bb

TOP VIEW
An equilateral triangular prism of 1" sides and 3" height rests on one of
its rectangular faces on horizontal plane with its axis inclined at 30o to
vertical plane. Draw its Plan and Front Elevation

Bb b B

Aa Cc
a c A C
1" FRONT VIEW
a b c c
30o
b

C
a
3"
B
3"
A

A B C
TOP VIEW
½" ½"
An equilateral triangular prism of 1.5" sides and 2.5" height rests on one of
its edges in horizontal plane with its axis perpendicular to vertical plane
and one rectangular face making an angle of 30o with horizontal plane.
Draw its Plan, Front Elevation, Left view.

Aa a A

Cc
1.5" c C

Bb 30o
b B
FRONT VIEW LEFT VIEW
ab c abc 45o

2.5"

AB C ABC

TOP VIEW
A regular pentagonal prism of 1.5" sides and 2.5" heights rest on horizontal
plane with its axis perpendicular of vertical plane. Draw its Top view, Front
view and Right view.
D D′ DD′

EE′ CC′
C C′

B B′ AA′ BB′
1.5"
RIGHT VIEW FRONT VIEW
E′ A′ D′ B′ C′
45o

2.5"

E A D B C

TOP VIEW
A hexagonal prism of 1" sides and 2" heights rests vertically on its base on
horizontal plane and its one edge of the base makes an angle of 75o with
vertical plane. Draw Pop view, Front view and Left view.
B C A D F E A F B E C D

2"

b c a d f e a f b e c d
FRONT VIEW LEFT VIEW
Aa
Aa 45o
75o
Ff F
Bb f
Bb
Ee Ee

Cc Cc
Dd Dd

TOP VIEW
A square pyramid of base 2" sides and vertical height 2" rests vertically on
its base on horizontal plane with one edge of the base making an angle of
30o with the vertical plane. Draw its Pop view, Front view and Left view.
O O

2"

D A C B A B D C
FRONT VIEW LEFT VIEW
A 30o A 45o
B
B
O
O

D D

C C

TOP VIEW
A cone of 1.5" base diameter and 2" vertical height rests on edge of its base
on horizontal plane with the base making an angle of 60o with horizontal
plane and its axis parallel to vertical plane. Draw its Plan & Front elevation.
O
O

A
2" HE

DC

60o GF
HE GF
A DC B B

FRONT VIEW

C C
E F E
F
B A
1.5" A B O

G
H G H
D
D
TOP VIEW
 A cylinder of 1.5" diameter and 3" length rests on edge of its end on H.P
with the end making an angle of 30o with H.P and its axis parallel to V.P.
Draw its Plan and Front elevation.
A
HE
A HE DC GF B
DC

GF
B

3"

a
he
dc
30o
gf
a he dc gf b b
FRONT VIEW
Cc c C
Ee Ff e f E F

1.5" Aa a b A B
Bb

Hh Gg h g H G
Dd d D
TOP VIEW
 Homework

1. An equilateral triangular prism of 1.5’’ sides and 3.5’’ height rests

on one of its edges in horizontal plane with its axis perpendicular to
vertical plane and one rectangular face making an angle of 60° with
horizontal plane. Draw its Plan, Front elevation , Left view.

2. A cone of 1.5’’ base diameter and 2’’ vertical height rests on edge
of its base on horizontal plane with the base making an angle of
30° with horizontal plane and it’s axis parallel to vertical plane.
Draw its Plan, Front elevation.