Auxiliary View Notes Pointers
Auxiliary View Notes Pointers
Auxiliary views
Some objects have inclined or oblique surfaces which cannot be represented in their true or
exact shapes in any of the three regular orthographic views. In such case, it is necessary to make
an extra or “helping” view which will be perpendicularly projected from the inclined surface. This
extra view is called an Auxiliary view and can be classified as an orthographic view.
An auxiliary view is an orthographic view which is projected onto any plane other than the
frontal, horizontal, or profile plane. An auxiliary view is not one of the six principal views.
In drawing auxiliary view, drawing is always projected from the regular view on which the
inclined surface appears as a line. Also, the construction lines projecting from the inclined surface
are always on the right angles to the cut.
Many objects are quite complex, and the three principal views may not best present the
geometry of the part. Certain features may not appear true size and shape in those views or may be
hidden. In this case one or more auxiliary views typically are drawn. Primary auxiliary views are
projected off one of the principal views. Secondary auxiliary views are projected off a primary
auxiliary view.
1. Auxiliary views are a type of orthographic projection used to determine the true size and
shape of inclined and oblique surfaces of objects.
2. Normally, auxiliary views are projected from existing principal views.
3. However, auxiliary views can also be drawn first and then used to create a principal view.
This is done when a true measurement can only be obtained by an auxiliary view and that
measurement is needed in order to create a principal view. This technique is called reverse
construction.
4. Any number of auxiliary views of an object can be created. Successive auxiliary views can be
created by projecting from an existing auxiliary view.