Projection of line

T.L. = a’b2’ = ab1 = 60 mm

A straight line
b' b2'
AB is 60 mm
long. R = a’b1’
It is inclined to 30ᵒ
H.P. and V.P. by a' b1'
an angle of 30ᵒ

30
and 45ᵒ
respectively. X Y

20
a
Point A is 30
mm above H.P. 45ᵒ b2
and 20 mm in
front of V.P.
Draw the
projections of
straight line AB. b b1
1) A line PQ, 65 mm long, is inclined to H.P. by 30˚
and inclined to V.P. by 45˚. The end P is 20 mm b' b2'
below H.P. and 25 mm behind V.P. Point Q is in
fourth quadrant. Draw its projections and find the
position of the point Q. (Dec’ 14) 
p q3' b3'
a'

30
25

X Y

20
X Y a
20

 b2
p' q

q' q3 b b3
2) A line AB 90 mm long is inclined at 30º to the HP. Its end A is 12 mm above the
HP and 20 mm in front of VP. Its front view measures 65 mm. Draw the top view
of AB & state its length. Determine the inclination of top view and line AB with VP.
b' b2'
b' b2'

a' b3'

30
a'
X
20 12

X Y Y

20
a
a b2  b2

b b3
b b3
3) A line AB measures 80 mm in top view and 70 mm in front view. The midpoint
M of the line is 45 mm in front of VP and 35 mm above HP. The end A is 10 mm in
front of VP. Draw the projections of the line and find TL, θ, . (Jun’ 14)
b' b2'
a'

a' b3'
m'

30
35

b' b3' X
Y
X

20
a Y
10

a
b3
45

 b2
m

b
b b3
4) The front view and top view of a line MN is inclined at an angle of 30˚ & 40˚
respectively. The front view of line MN measures 50 mm. Point M is 15 mm above
H.P. and 10 mm in front of V.P. Draw the projections of line MN & find TL.(Dec’ 14)
b' b2'
n' n2' 
a' b3'

30
m'
X
Y
10 15

20
Y a
m n2  b2

n
b b3
5) A line PQ 100mm long, is inclined at 30˚ to the H.P. and at 45˚ to the V.P. its mid
point is in the V.P. and 20mm above the H.P. Draw its projections, if its end P is in
the third quadrant and Q in the first quadrant (Jan’ 16)
b' b2'
q' q2'

p
a' b3'

30
m'
X
Y
20

20
q2 a
X
m Y  b2
p'

q q3 b b3
6) The front view of a line AB, 90mm long, measures 65mm. Front view is inclined
to XY line by 45°. Point A is 20mm below H.P. and on V.P. Point B is in third
quadrant. Draw the projections and find inclinations of line with H.P. and V.P
b b3 b' b2'

a' b3'

30
X
X a b2 Y

20
Y a
20

a'  b2

b' b2'
b b3
7) The distance between end projectors of the straight line KL is 48 mm. The end K
is 20 mm below H.P and 25 mm behind V.P. The end L is 12 mm above H.P. and 40
mm in front of V.P. Draw the projections and finds the true length of the line.
b' b2'
k

l' b3'
25

a'
l2'
12 X Y
X Y
a
20

l3'  b2
40

k'
48

l l3
b b3
8) A straight line AB is 80mm long and inclined at 450 to H.P. its Elevation
measures 60mm. End A is 20mm above H.P & 30mm in front of V.P. Draw its
projections and find the inclination of line with V.P. (Jun’ 15)
b' b2' b' b2'

a' b3'
a'

30
20

X X
Y Y

20
30

a
a b2  b2

b b3
b b3
9) Distance between the end projectors of a line AB is 50mm end is 20mm above
H.P and 30mm in front of V.P. End B is 50mm above H.P. Length of the line is
80mm. Draw its projection.(Jun’ 15)

b' b2' b' b2'



50
a' a' b3'
20

30
X Y
50 X
Y
30

20
a
a b2
 b2

b
b b3