Rules for drawing auxiliary views

1: Identify the view in which the surface is shown as a sloped line

2: Place the Reference Plane (RP) line in the other view

3: Draw lines perpendicular at every point on the sloped line

4: Draw RP line in the auxiliary view parallel to the sloped surface and far away
to ensure there is room to draw the object.

5: Number the edges

6: Draw the auxiliary view point by point starting from the RP and transport the
distance between the points in the true size and shape view.

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RULE 1: IDENTIFY THE VIEW IN WHICH THE SURFACE IS
SHOWN AS A SLOPED LINE

TOP VIEW

SLOPED LINE

FRONT VIEW

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RULE 2: PLACE THE REFERENCE PLANE (RP) LINE IN THE
OTHER VIEW

TOP VIEW

P REFERENCE PLANE
FRONT VIEW

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RULE 2:
RULE 3: Draw lines perpendicular at every point on the sloped line

TOP VIEW

LINES ARE PERPINDICULAR

TO THE SLOPED LINE

FRONT VIEW P

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RULE 2:
RULE 3:
RULE 4: DRAW RP LINE IN THE AUXILIARY VIEW PARALLEL TO THE
SLOPED SURFACE AND FAR AWAY TO ENSURE THERE IS
ROOM TO DRAW THE OBJECT
TOP VIEW

R
P

REFERENCE PLANE IS
PARALELL TO THE SLOPED
LINE

FRONT VIEW P

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RULE 1:
RULE 2:
RULE 3:
RULE 4:
RULE 5: NUMBER THE EDGES

TOP VIEW

R
P
NUMBER
THE
EDGES

FRONT VIEW P

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RULE 2:
RULE 3:
RULE 4:
RULE 5:
RULE 6: DRAW THE AUXILIARY VIEW POINT BY POINT
STARTING FROM THE RP AND TRANSPORT THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE POINTS IN THE TRUE SIZE
AND SHAPE VIEW.
A: PLACE THE NUMBERS ON THE REFERENCE PLANE
TOP VIEW

R
P

FRONT VIEW P

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RULE 1:
RULE 2:
RULE 3:
RULE 4:
RULE 5:
RULE 6: DRAW THE AUXILIARY VIEW POINT BY POINT
STARTING FROM THE RP AND TRANSPORT THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE POINTS IN THE TRUE SIZE
AND SHAPE VIEW.
A: PLACE THE NUMBERS ON THE REFERENCE PLANE
B: USE THE HEIGHT (H) FROM THE FRONT VIEW FOR
ONE SIDE

TOP VIEW

H
R
P

FRONT VIEW P

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RULE 1:
RULE 2:
RULE 3:
RULE 4:
RULE 5:
RULE 6: DRAW THE AUXILIARY VIEW POINT BY POINT
STARTING FROM THE RP AND TRANSPORT THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE POINTS IN THE TRUE SIZE
AND SHAPE VIEW.
A: PLACE THE NUMBERS ON THE REFERENCE PLANE
B: USE THE HEIGHT (H) FROM THE FRONT VIEW FOR
ONE SIDE
C: USE THE HEIGHT FROM THE FRONT VIEW FOR THE
OTHER SIDE
TOP VIEW

R
P
R
H

FRONT VIEW P

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RULE 1:
RULE 2:
RULE 3:
RULE 4:
RULE 5:
RULE 6: DRAW THE AUXILIARY VIEW POINT BY POINT
STARTING FROM THE RP AND TRANSPORT THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE POINTS IN THE TRUE SIZE
AND SHAPE VIEW.
A: PLACE THE NUMBERS ON THE REFERENCE PLANE
B: USE THE HEIGHT FROM THE FRONT VIEW FOR ONE
SIDE
C: USE THE HEIGHT (H) FROM THE FRONT VIEW FOR
THE OTHER SIDE
D: CONNECT THE DOTS AND SHADE THE SURFACE WITH
TRUE SIZE AND SHAPE

TOP VIEW

R
S.
S.

P
T.
R
P

FRONT VIEW P

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