A square prism of 45mm side of base height 90mm rest with its base on HP such that one of

the rectangular faces is inclined at 300 to VP. A section plane perpendicular to VP and
inclined at 600 to HP passes through a point on the axis at a height of 70mm. Draw the front
view and sectional top view. Project an auxiliary view on an auxiliary plane parallel to the
section plane.

1. Go to start – programs – click on SOLID EDGE.

2. Go to FILE- NEW – a window opens, in that select NORMAL.DFT - click ok.
3. Go to sheet - sheet setup – select A4 sheet – click ok.
4. Draw XY and X1Y1 lines using line command and mark VP and HP.
5. Draw the top and front views of the prism with its base on HP and VP respectively
using line command. Name the bottom and top corners of prism in front and top views
using letters.
6. Draw the section plane SS which is perpendicular to VP and inclined 60 0 to HP in the
front view. Name the edges through which section plane passes using numbers
(section points).
 7. These section points are projected to the top view. Hatch the area enclosed by the
section points in the top view using FILL command. Which represent sectional top
view.
8. To project a true shape of section and auxiliary view, draw X 1Y1 line parallel to
section plane SS. Draw the projector lines through section points and corners of
retained portion of prism from front view.
9. On these projectors measure the distances of each of the section points and corners
from the X1Y1 line equal to the distances of the corresponding section points and
corners in the top view from the XY line. The cut surface projected in the auxiliary
view will be the TRUE SHAPE OF SECTION.

A pentagonal pyramid of 20mm edge of base and 40mm high stands vertically with its base
on HP and an edge of the base perpendicular to VP. A section plane perpendicular to HP and
inclined 300 to VP cuts the pyramid such that it passes through the pyramid at a shortest
distance of 5mm from its axis and in front of it. Draw the sectional front view and project the
auxiliary view showing the true shape of section.
 1. Go to start – programs – click on SOLID EDGE.
2. Go to FILE- NEW – a window opens, in that select NORMAL.DFT - click ok.
3. Go to sheet - sheet setup – select A4 sheet – click ok.
4. Draw XY and X1Y1 lines using line command and mark VP and HP.
5. Draw the top and front views of the pyramid with its base on HP and VP respectively
using line command. Name the bottom corners of pyramid in front and top views
using letters.
6. Draw the section plane SS which is perpendicular to HP and inclined 30 0 to VP in the
top view at a shortest distance of 5mm from the axis. Name the edges through which
section plane passes using numbers (section points).
7. These section points are projected to the front view. Hatch the area enclosed by the
section points in the front view using FILL command. Which represent sectional front
view.
8. To project a true shape of section and auxiliary view, draw X 1Y1 line parallel to
section plane SS. Draw the projector lines through section points and corners of
retained portion of pyramid from top view.
9. Measure of all distances of each section points on trues shape of section from X 1Y1
line equal to the corresponding distances of each of section points from XY line in the
front view. Similarly project corners of base and the apex and complete the auxiliary
view.

A cylinder 60mm diameter and 80mm long stands with its circular base on HP. A section
plane perpendicular to VP and inclined at 600 to HP cuts the axis at a point 28mm from its top
end. Draw the sectional top and right views and the true shape of section.
1. Go to start – programs – click on SOLID EDGE.
2. Go to FILE- NEW – a window opens, in that select NORMAL.DFT - click ok.
3. Go to sheet - sheet setup – select A4 sheet – click ok.
4. Draw XY and X1Y1 lines using line command and mark VP and HP.
5. Draw the top view of the cylinder with its base on HP using line command. Since
cylinder has no edges on its lateral surface, a number of generators are assumed on the
curved surface of the cylinder by dividing the circle in to twelve equal divisions.
Project the division points in the top view to the front view and profile views.
6. Draw the section plane SS which is perpendicular to VP and inclined 60 0 to HP in the
front view. Name the edges through which section plane passes using numbers
(section points).
7. These section points are projected to the top view and profile views. Hatch the area
enclosed by the smooth curve through section points in the top view and profile views
using FILL command. Which represents sectional top view and sectional right view.
8. To project a true shape of section, draw X1Y1 line parallel to section plane SS. Draw
the projector lines through section points of retained portion of cylinder from front
view.
9. On these projectors measure the distances of each of the section points from the X 1Y1
line equal to the distances of the corresponding section points and corners in the top
 view from the XY line. Draw the smooth curve through these section points. This
enclosed area will be the TRUE SHAPE OF SECTION.

A cube of 30mm edges rests with a square face on HP such that one of its vertical square
faces is inclined at 300 to VP. A section plane perpendicular to VP and inclined at 600 to HP
passes through a point on the axis 5mm below its top end. Draw its sectional top view, front
view and true shape of the section.

1. Go to start – programs – click on SOLID EDGE.

2. Go to FILE- NEW – a window opens, in that select NORMAL.DFT - click ok.
3. Go to sheet - sheet setup – select A4 sheet – click ok.
4. Draw XY and X1Y1 lines using line command and mark VP and HP.
5. Draw the top and front views of the cube with its base on HP and VP respectively
using line command. Name the bottom and top corners of cube in front and top views
using letters.
6. Draw the section plane SS which is perpendicular to VP and inclined 60 0 to HP in the
front view. Name the edges through which section plane passes using numbers
(section points).
7. These section points are projected to the top view. Hatch the area enclosed by the
section points in the top view using FILL command. Which represent sectional top
view.
8. To project a true shape of section, draw X1Y1 line parallel to section plane SS. Draw
the projector lines through section points and corners of retained portion of cube from
front view.
9. On these projectors measure the distances of each of the section points from the X 1Y1
line equal to the distances of the corresponding section points in the top view from the
XY line. Enclose the area by drawing line through section points and hatch it using
fill command. This will be the TRUE SHAPE OF SECTION.