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Common Abbreviations:
RP Reference Plane
HRP Horizontal Reference
Plane
FRP Frontal Reference
Plane
PRP Profile Reference
Plane
TV Top View
RIGHTFV Front View
SIDE VIEW
LOS Line of Sight

TOP
VIEW
HR
FRP
P

FRP
PR
P

FRONT
VIEW

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Any RP other than HRP,

FRP and PRP are referred
as RP1, RP2, RP3, etc. The
views produced by these
RPs are called first
auxiliary view, second
auxiliary view, etc.,
SECOND
R
P
respectively.
AUXILIA
2

TOP
VIEW
HR
FRP
P

RYVIEW

FRONT
VIEW

RP
1

FIRST
AUXILIA
RYVIEW

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Given two adjacent views

of a point (or a line), we
can draw it as seen from a
different view.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
A

FRP
PR
P

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Heres how:

1. Connect the As OR
draw a line
perpendicular to HRP
passing through one of
the As.

HR
FRP
P
A

FRP
PR
P

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NAME:

The two options will yield

the same line which
passes through the As
and is perpendicular to
2. Do
the same with B.
HRP.

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3. Draw lines
perpendicular to PRP
passing through A and
B.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
A

FRP
PR
P

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4. Using your compass, copy the

length of the segment
connecting A and HRP then lay
B
it out to the right side view from
PRP along the perpendicular
line containing A. The
intersection is your right-side
A
view A.

HR
FRP
P
A

FRP
PR
P

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A
B

5. Do the same with B. Then

connect A and B on the
right-side view.

HR
FRP
P

B
FRP
PR
P

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Lets try projecting the

same line to another RP.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
A

RP
1

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This step is a piece of

cake!

A
B

HR
FRP
P
A

RP
1

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Make sure the lines are

perpendicular to RP1.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
A

RP
1

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Transferring of lengths.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
A

B
RP
1

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Connecting the points.

ITS DONE!

HR
FRP
P
A

B
RP
1

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Lets draw another view of

this line.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
RP

B
RP
1

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Again, make sure that the

lines are perpendicular to
RP2.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
RP

B
RP
1

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We transfer lengths again. Notice

that the lengths we copied are
from the front view (not from the
top view).

A
B

HR
FRP
P
RP

B
RP
1

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Connect points A and B.

A
B

A
HR
FRP
P
RP

B
RP
1

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Q: From what view and RP should I copy

lengths?
A: Copy from the figure which is 2 views
away B
measured from the RP which is 2 RPs
A
away.

TW
OR
AW Ps
AY

HR
FRP
P
A

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NAME:

O
N
E

B
A
RP
1

TWO VIEWS
AWAY

RP

ONE VIEW
AWAY

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AY

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AGAIN!
Copy from the figure two views
away ....

A
B

A
HR
FRP
P
RP

B
A
RP
1

TWO VIEWS
AWAY

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...measured from the RP

which is two RPs away.

A
B

A
TW
OR
AW Ps
AY

HR
FRP
P
A

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NAME:

B
A
RP
1

TWO VIEWS
AWAY

RP

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Q: What if the two given

views are not adjacent to
each other?

A
B

HR
FRP
P

RP
1

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Q: What if the two given

views are not adjacent to
each other?
A: Just project the points
across the RPs and locate
the respective
intersections.

A
B

HR
FRP
P

RP
1

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WARNING: Make sure that

the intersections you are
naming are the right
intersections! You should
connect the lines projected
from the same letter A to
A and B to B.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
A

B
RP
1

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Connect the points.

ITS DONE!

HR
FRP
P
A

B
RP
1

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Lets make it more

challenging!

A
B

A
HR
FRP
P
RP

RP
1

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1. Project all points across

RPs.
We cannot project lines
across RP1 (yet) because
we dont have points on
the views adjacent to it. A

A
B

HR
FRP
P

RP

RP
1

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We know that the distance from

RP1 of A in FV is equal to the
distance of A in the second
auxiliary view from RP2.

A
B

HR
FRP
P
RP

FRONT
VIEW

RP
1

FIRST
AUXILIA
RYVIEW

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A
B

2. On FV, draw lines parallel to

RP1 with distance equal to the
distance from RP2 of A and B in
the second auxiliary view.

HR
FRP
P
RP

FRONT
VIEW

RP
1

FIRST
AUXILIA
RYVIEW

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The respective intersections

are the location of the points.
Then connect.

A
B

A
HR
FRP
P
RP

FRONT
VIEW

FIRST
AUXILIA
RYVIEW
RP
1

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4. Complete all the views.

A
B

A
HR
FRP
P
RP

FRONT
VIEW

FIRST
AUXILIA
RYVIEW
A
RP
1

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