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PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR ENGINEERING DRAWING I

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PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR
ENGINEERING DRAWING I

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Mahesh Chandra Luintel

 Table of Contents
EXERCISE 1 .................................................................................................................................................... 3

EXERCISE 2 .................................................................................................................................................... 5

EXERCISE 3 .................................................................................................................................................... 7

EXERCISE 4 .................................................................................................................................................... 9

EXERCISE 5 .................................................................................................................................................. 13

EXERCISE 6 .................................................................................................................................................. 15

EXERCISE 7 .................................................................................................................................................. 18

EXERCISE 8 .................................................................................................................................................. 21

EXERCISE 9 .................................................................................................................................................. 23

EXERCISE 10 ................................................................................................................................................ 24

EXERCISE 11 ................................................................................................................................................ 26

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 PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR ENGINEERING DRAWING I

EXERCISE 1
TECHNICAL LETTERING

1. Draw the following patterns shown in Figure P1.1 using T-square and set-square or drafter.
80 80 80
10 10
5
10

80
45°
30°
5

80
60°

45°
45°
5

5 10 5 10 5 10 5

Figure P1.1
2. Write down freehand single stroke alphabets (A to Z) of different size using guidelines in
• Vertical capital
• Inclined capital
• Vertical small, and
• Inclined small letters.
3. Write down freehand single stroke vertical and inclined numerals (0 to 9) and fractions
different size using guidelines.
4. Write the following sentence in freehand, single stroke vertical and inclined uppercase letters
in 6 mm height.
ENGINEERING DRAWING IS THE FUNDATION OF ALL ENGINEERING
DESCIPLINES.
5. Draw the following lines with 100 mm length

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• Visible outline
• Hidden
• Center
• Projection
• Cutting plane
• Break
6. Dimension the plane figures shown in Figure P1.6. Size may be obtained by measuring the
drawing.

(a) (b)
Figure 1.6

20 60 10 25 25

5 S. N. DESCRIPTION QTY. MATERIAL REMARK

5 DRAWN BY
5 ROLL NO NAME OF THE INSTITUTE
5 CHKD BY

10 TITLE
5 SCALE DRG SHEET NO.
5 DATE
5 METRIC SYSTEM
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EXERCISE 2
PLANE GEOMETRICAL CONSTRUCTION

1. (a) Draw a line 70 mm long and trisect it.

(b) Draw an angle of 650 with the help of a protector and trisect it.
(c) Draw a line 60 mm long and divide it into 7 equal parts.
(d) Draw a line 80 mm long and divide it in the proportion of 1:2:3.
2. (a) Draw a regular pentagon inscribed on a circle of 60 mm diameter.
(b) Draw a regular hexagon with a distance of 60 mm across its corners.
(c) Draw a regular octagon with a distance of 66 mm across its flats.
3. Draw an arc of radius 20 mm tangent to two given lines inclined at (a) 600, (b) 900, and (c)
1200.
4. Figure P2.4 shows a straight line and a circle.
(a) Draw an arc of radius 18 mm tangent to both the given line and circle and outside to the
given circle.
(b) Draw an arc of radius 30 mm tangent to both the given line and circle and including the
given circle.

Figure P2.4

5. Draw two circles with radii 15 mm and 20 mm respectively with their centers lying on a
horizontal line and 60 mm apart.
(a) Draw an arc tangent of radius 40 mm outside to both the circles.
(b) Draw an arc tangent of radius 50 mm including the circle with radius 15 mm.
(c) Draw an arc tangent of radius 55 mm including the circle with radius 20 mm.
(d) Draw an arc tangent of radius 60 mm including both the circles.

6. Draw two circles with radii 20 mm and 30 mm respectively with their centers lying on a
horizontal line and 60 mm apart. Draw internal and external line tangents to the circles.
7. Draw a reverse curve (ogee curve) between the given lines AB and CD shown in Figure
P2.7.

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 Figure P2.7
8. Draw a parabola with axis length of 60 mm and double ordinate of 80 mm using rectangle
method
9. Draw an ellipse with major and minor axes of 80 mm and 60 mm respectively by using
(a) concentric circle method, and
(b) four center method.
10. Draw a hyperbola with the distance across foci of 60 mm and transverse axis distance of 40
mm.
11. Draw the involutes of the plane figures shown in Figure P2.11.

(a) (b)
Figure P2.11

12. A circle of 50 mm diameter rolls on a horizontal surface. Draw the locus of a fixed point on
the circumference of the circle for one complete revolution. Name the curve.
13. Draw an Archemedian Spiral for 1.5 convolutions with pitch equal to 40 mm.
14. Draw helix for having a pitch of 50 mm on a cylinder with the diameter of 40 mm and height
of 65 mm.

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EXERCISE 3
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY I

1. Draw the projections of the following points.

(a) Point A 20 mm above the HP and 15 mm in front of the VP.
(b) Point B 25 mm above the HP and 10 mm behind the VP.
(c) Point C 15 mm below the HP and 25 mm behind the VP.
(d) Point D 10 mm below the HP and 15 mm in front of the VP.
(e) Point E in the HP and 15 mm in front of the VP.
(f) Point F 20 mm above the HP and in the VP.
(g) Point G in the HP and 25 mm behind the VP.
(h) Point H 10 mm below the HP and in the VP.
(i) Point I in the HP and in the VP.
2. Draw the projections of the following straight lines.
(a) Straight line AB 20 mm long parallel to both the VP and HP. and lying 10 mm above the
HP and 15 mm in front of the VP.
(b) Straight line CD 25 mm long perpendicular to the HP and 20 mm in front of the VP with
its lower end 10 mm above the HP.
(c) Straight line EF 30 mm long perpendicular to the VP and 15 mm above the HP and its
end nearer to the VP is 10 mm in front of it.
(d) Straight line GH 25 mm long parallel to the VP and inclined to the HP at 300. One of its
ends is 12 mm above the HP and 18 mm in front of the VP.
(e) Straight line IJ 20 mm long parallel to the HP and 15 mm above the HP and inclined at
450 to the VP. Its end nearer to the VP is 10 mm in front of it.
(f) Straight line PQ 25 mm long contained on the HP and perpendicular to the VP with its
end nearer to the VP is 15 mm in front of it.
(g) Straight line RS 30 mm long contained on the VP and inclined to the HP at 600 with its
end nearer to the HP 10 mm above the HP.
(h) Straight line UV 25 mm long contained on both VP and HP.
3. A straight line 50 mm long is parallel to the VP and inclined to the HP at 600. Draw its
projections when its lower end is in the HP and 20 mm in front of the VP.
4. Top view of a straight line 50 mm long measures 40 mm. The line is on the VP with its lower
end 12 mm above the HP. Draw its projections and determine its inclination with the HP.
5. A straight line GH 60 mm long has its end G 10 mm above the HP and 12 mm in front of the
VP. Draw its projections when it is inclined to the HP and VP at 450 and 300 respectively.

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6. Top view and front view of a straight line MN 60 mm long measures 50 mm and 40 mm
respectively. One of its ends is 15 mm above the HP and 10 mm in front of the VP. Draw its
projections and determine its true inclination with the VP and HP.
7. A square ABCD of 20 mm side is parallel to the VP and 15 mm in front of it. Draw its
projections when its edge nearer to the HP is parallel to it and 10 mm above it.
8. A square ABCD of 25 mm side is parallel to the HP and 18 mm above it. Draw its
projections when its edge nearer to the VP is parallel to the VP and 12 mm in front of it.
9. A regular hexagon ABCDEF of side 20 mm is parallel to the HP and 15 mm above it. Draw
its projections when its corner A nearer to the VP is 16 mm in front of the VP and edge AB is
inclined at 450 to the VP.
10. A rectangle ABCD of 60 mm × 40 mm is perpendicular to the HP and inclined to the VP at
450. It is resting on its longer edge on the HP. Draw its projections when its edge nearer to
the VP is parallel to the VP and 16 mm in front of it.
11. A regular pentagonal plane ABCDE of 20 mm side has its edge BC resting on the HP. Its
plane is perpendicular to the HP and inclined to the VP at 450. Draw its projections when its
corner nearer to the VP is 18 mm in front of the VP.
12. A regular hexagon ABCDEF of 25 mm side rests on one of its edge on the HP. Its plane is
perpendicular to the VP and inclined to the HP at 300. Draw its projections when its corner
nearer to the VP is 15 mm in front of it.
13. A circle of 40 mm diameter is held in such a way that it is perpendicular to the HP and
inclined to the VP at 450. Draw its projections when a point on its circumference is nearer to
the VP is 25 mm above the HP and 10 mm in front of the VP.

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EXERCISE 4
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY II

1. Orthographic projection of a line is given in Figure P4.1. Determine their true lengths and
inclinations with the HP using
(a) revolution method and
(b) Auxiliary view method.
2. Orthographic projection of a line is given in Figure P4.2. Determine their true lengths and
inclinations with the VP using
(a) revolution method and
(b) auxiliary view method.

Figure P4.1 Figure P4.2

3. A line AB has its end A 15 mm above the HP and 10 mm in front of the VP and its end B 40
mm above the HP and 35 mm in front of the VP. The distance between its end projectors is
45 mm. Draw the projections of the line and determine its true length and inclination with the
HP and VP.
4. Figure P4.4 shows projections of the axis CD of a cylinder and point P lying on the surface
of the cylinder. Determine the radius of the cylinder.
5. Determine the true shape of the triangular plane ABC shown in Figure P4.5 and its
inclination with the HP. Also draw its true shape.
6. Determine the true shape of the triangular plane ABC shown in Figure P4.6 and its
inclination with the VP. Also draw its true shape.
7. Complete the orthographic projections a point P lying on a triangular plane ABC shown in
Figure P4.7.

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8. Determine the intersection of the triangle EFG and a line JK as shown in Figure P4.8. Also
show the visibility.

Figure P4.4

Figure P4.5 Figure P4.6

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 (a) (b)
Figure P4.7

Figure P4.8
9. Determine the true size of the angle formed by the planes ABC and BCD shown in Figure
P4.9.

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10. Determine the shortest distance between the skew lines AB and CD shown in Figure P4.10.
Also determine true apparent angle between them.

Figure P4.9

Figure P4.10

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EXERCISE 5
ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS I

The figures for Problems T5.1 to T5.12 contain a number of pictorial views of pieces of various
shapes. Translate them into three-view orthographic drawings. Use first angle projection for odd
number problems and third angle projection for even number problems.

Figure P5.1 Figure P5.2 Figure P5.3

Figure P5.4 Figure P5.5 Figure P5.6

Figure P5.7 Figure P5.8

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 Figure P5.9 Figure P5.10

Figure P5.11 Figure P5.12

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EXERCISE 6
ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS II

Make a complete orthographic drawing (with necessary number of projections) of each model
and dimension it.

Figure P6.1 Figure P6.2

Figure P6.3 Figure P6.4

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 Figure P6.5 Figure P6.6

Figure P6.7 Figure P6.8

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 Figure P6.9 Figure P6.10

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EXERCISE 7
SECTIONAL AND AUXILAIRY VIEWS

1. Draw orthographic views of the objects shown in Figure P6.1 with full sectional front view.
The arrowheads indicate the direction for the front view.

(a) (b)
Figure P6.1
2. Draw orthographic views of the objects shown in Figure P6.2 with full sectional side view.
The arrowheads indicate the direction for the front view.

(a) (b)
Figure P6.2

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3. Draw orthographic views of the objects shown in Figure P6.3 with full sectional front view
and full sectional side view.

(a) (b)
Figure P6.3
4. Draw orthographic views of the objects shown in Figure P6.4 with full sectional front view
and full sectional top view.

(a) (b)
Figure P6.4
5. Draw orthographic views of the objects shown in Figure P6.5 with half sectional front view
and half sectional side view.
6. Draw orthographic views of the object shown in Figure P6.6 with offset sectional front view.
7. Draw orthographic views of the object shown in Figure P6.7. Also draw an auxiliary view of
the inclined section.

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8. Complete orthographic views of the object shown in Figure P6.8 with the help of auxiliary
views.

(a) (b)
Figure P6.5

Figure P6.7

Figure P6.6 Figure P6.8

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EXERCISE 8
DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACES I

1. Draw a complete orthographic drawing of the right solids shown in Figure P8.1 cut by the
planes. Find the true shape of the section. Then draw development of the solid.

(a) (b) (c)

(a) (b) (c)

Figure P8.1

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2. Draw lateral surface development of the remaining portion of the right solids shown in
Figure 8.2.

(a) (b) (c)

Figure 8.2

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EXERCISE 9
DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACES II

3. Draw a complete orthographic drawing of the oblique solids shown in Figure P9.1 cut by the
planes. Find the true shape of the section. Then draw development of the solid.

(a) (b) (c)

Figure P9.1
4. Draw lateral surface development of the remaining portion of the oblique solids shown in
Figure P9.2.

(a) (b) (c)

Figure P9.2

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EXERCISE 10

INTERSECTION OF SOLIDS

Complete the intersection between the given solids and develop the surfaces of both solids.

Figure P10.1 Figure P10.2

Figure P10.3 Figure P10.4

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 Figure P10.5 Figure P10.6

Figure P10.7 Figure P10.8

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EXERCISE 11
ORTHOGRAPHIC AND SECTIONAL VIEWS
1. Draw complete orthographic drawing of the objects shown in Figure P11.1 with full
sectional front view. Also show the effect of intersection(s).

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
Figure P11.1

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 2. Draw complete orthographic drawing of the objects shown in Figure P11.2 with full
sectional front view and full sectional side view. Also show the effect of intersection(s).

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
Figure P11.2

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