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Sheet No. 1: USE OF DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

1. Draw the different types of lines and their uses in engineering drawing.
2. With help of neat sketches differentiate between ‘Aligned System’ and ‘Unidirectional System’
of dimensioning.
3. Draw the letters A to F and 0 to 5 in 30×30 mm block size.
4. Draw the different angles (30°, 45°, 60°, 75°, 105°, and 120°) only with the help of compass.
5. Draw the Title block with using proper dimension.

Sheet No. 2: GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION

1. Divide 80 mm long line in to seven equal parts.

2. Draw a right angle only with the help of compass & trisect the same with the compass only.
3. Construct a pentagon having a side of 40 mm by three circle method.
4. Inscribe a regular Pentagon in a circle of 105 mm diameter.
5. Construct regular hexagon with T Square & Set square (Or Mini Drafter) such that opposite sides
are 80 mm far from each other.
6. Construct a regular heptagon having 30 mm side using Universal Circle Method.
7. Construct a regular Heptagon in circle diameter of 60 mm.

Sheet No. 3: ENGINEERING CURVES – I

1. Construct an ellipse having major axis and minor 120 mm and 80 mm respectively by half
‘oblong’ and half ‘concentric circle’ method.
2. Draw a curve when the distance of focus from the directrix is 50 mm and eccentricity is 3/2.
3. Draw rectangular parabola for length 110 mm and height 60 mm.
4. Draw an Archimedean spiral for 450o the smallest and largest radii are 10 mm and 70 mm
respectively.

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Sheet No. 4: ENGINEERING CURVES – II

1. A circle of 40 mm diameter rolls on a straight line, without slipping, for one complete revolution.
Draw the path of the point P which is situated at the top of periphery of the circle in the starting
position. Name the curve.
2. A circle of 50 mm diameter rolls on the circumference of another circle of 175 mm diameter and
outside it. Trace the locus of a point on the circumference of the rolling circle for one complete
revolution.
3. Draw a hypocycloid of rolling circle 50 mm diameter and directing circle 175 mm diameter.
4. Draw an involute to a circle of diameter 40 mm.

Sheet No. 5: PROJECTION OF STRAIGHT LINES

1. A 60 mm long line AB makes an angle of 30o and 45o with H.P and V.P respectively. Point A is
20 mm above the H.P and 15 mm in front of V.P. Draw the projection of line.
2. The end P of a line PQ 80 mm long is in HP and in VP. The line PQ is inclined at 30° to HP and
45° to V.P. Draw the projections of line PQ and find apparent angles. Assume end Q in first
quadrant.
3. The plan and elevation of a line PQ 75 mm long measures 65 mm and 50 mm respectively. The
end P is 10 mm above HP and 15 mm in front of VP. Draw the projection of line PQ and
determine its inclinations with H.P and V.P.
4. The distance between end projectors of line PQ is 80 mm. One end P is 20 mm above the H.P
and 30 mm in front of V.P while other end Q is 60 mm above HP and 50 mm in front of VP.
Draw the projection of line PQ. Find its true inclinations.
5. A line PQ 100 mm long is inclined at 45 o to H.P and its TV makes an angle of 55 o to V.P and the
end P is in the H.P and 15 mm behind of V.P. Draw its projections and find its inclination with
V.P.

Sheet No. 6: PROJECTION OF PLANES

1. A thin rectangular plate of 60 mm X 30 mm has its shorter side on the H.P. It is inclined at 45 o
to H.P and side on which it is rest makes an angle of 30o to V.P. Draw the projections.
2. A thin rectangular plate of 60 mm X 30 mm rests with smaller side on H.P such that plan looks
a square. The side which is on H.P makes an angle of 30o to V.P. Draw the projections.
3. A pentagonal plane of 30 mm side having one side on the H.P and it is inclined at 30 o to H.P and
side on which it rests on H.P makes an angle of 45o to the VP. Draw its projections.

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4. The hexagonal plane of 25 mm side is resting on H.P on one of its side which is inclined at 30o
to V.P and the plane is inclined at 45o to H.P. Draw the projections of the plane.

Sheet No. 7: ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

1. Draw the orthographic views (Top View, Front View & Side View) of the given figure 7.1.

Figure 7.1

2. Draw the orthographic views (Top View, Front View & Side View) of the given figure 7.2.

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Figure 7.2

Sheet No. 8: ISOMETRIC PROJECTION

1. Draw isometric view from the orthographic views given in figure 8.1.

Figure 8.1

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2. Draw isometric view from the orthographic views given in figure 8.2.

Figure 8.2

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