Engineering Planes 
Prepared By : 
Hemdeep Bhavsar
Class A(1): Plane parallel to P.P. and hence 
perpendicular to both H.P. & V.P. 
V.P. 
H.P. 
P.P. 
V.P. 
X Y 
H.P. 
P.P. 
B 
a’,b’ 
c’,d’ 
D 
C 
A 
b,c 
b” 
a” 
c” 
d” 
a,d 
a’,b’ 
c’,d’ 
b,c 
a” b” 
d” c” 
a,d 
X 
Y 
Z 
X Y
Class A(2): Plane parallel to V.P. and hence 
V.P. 
H.P. 
X 
Y 
A, a’ B, d’ 
D, d’ C, c’ 
X Y 
b’ 
a’ 
d’ 
c’ 
a, d b, c 
B 
A C 
D 
a, d 
X 
Y 
b, c 
F.V. 
T.V. 
perpendicular to both H.P. & P.P.
Class A(3): Plane parallel to H.P. and hence 
a c 
H.P. 
V.P. 
a’,b’ c’,d’ 
F.V. 
X Y 
d 
a 
b c 
T.V. 
C 
D 
B 
A 
d 
b 
a’,b’ c’,d’ 
Y 
X 
X 
Y 
perpendicular to both V.P. & P.P.
Class B(1): Plane perpendicular to V.P. and inclined 
to H.P. by  & also inclined to P.P. 
H.P. 
Y 
b 
X 
V.P. 
a’, d’ 
b’, c’ 
F.V. 
X Y 
a b 
d c 
b’, c’ 
B 
C 
a’, d’ 
D 
a c 
X 
Y 
 
 
 
T.V. =  
A 
d 
.
Exercise 01: 
A regular hexagonal plate 
ABCDEF, 30mm side, is resting 
on H.P. on one of the 
sides/edges with surface of the 
plate making 45º with H.P. and 
perpendicular to V.P. Draw the 
projections of the plate.
H.P. 
A,a 
V.P. 
c’f’ d’e’ 
a’b’ 
d’,e’ 
f e 
B,b 
D,d 
c’,f’ 
C,c 
a’,b’ 
A,a 
E,e 
F,f 
 
D 
d 
c 
X 
Y 
B,b 
C 
E 
F 
Data Given: 
(1) Hexa. Plate Size = 30mm 
(2)  = 45°
Data Given: 
(1) Hexa. Plate Size = 30mm 
(2)  = 45° 
c 
Scale: 1:1 
a1’,b1’ 
 
X Y 
b 
f 
e 
d 
f1 
e1 
d1 
b1 
d1’,e1’ 
c1’,f1’ 
a’,b’ c’,f’ d’,e’ 
aa 1 
c 
30 
c1
Class B (2): Plane perpendicular to H.P. and inclined 
H.P. 
V.P. 
c’ 
X 
Y 
a’ b’ 
d’ c’ 
X Y 
a, d 
b, c 
b, c 
a, d 
 
 
 
Y 
X 
a’ 
b’ 
d’ 
A B 
D C 
F.V. 
T.V. 
to V.P. by Φ & also inclined to P.P. 
. 
 =  
.
Exercise 02: 
A square plate PQRS, edge 
25mm size, is in space with one 
of its corners on V.P. Surface of 
the plate makes 60º with V.P. 
and it is perpendicular to H.P. 
Draw its projections.
Data Given: 
- Square Plate Size=25mm 
- Φ=60º 
H.P. 
V.P. 
p’ 
,s’ 
,r’ 
,q’ 
P 
S 
R 
Q 
X 
Y 
s’ 
q’ 
p 
r’ 
q,s r 
P,p’ 
Q 
R 
S 
X 
Φ 
p 
q,s 
r
Data Given: 
(1) Square Plate Size=25mm 
(2) Φ=60º 
X Y 
q,s 
s1’ 
p’ 
s’ 
q’ 
r’ p1’ r1’ 
q1’ 
p r p1 
q1,s1 
r1 
Φ 
P 
S 
Q 
R
Class B (3): Plane perpendicular to P.P. and inclined 
to H.P. by  & to V.P. by Φ 
P.P. 
c”,d” 
H.P. 
V.P. 
a’ 
b’ 
d’ 
a 
B 
d 
c 
a”,b” 
 
 
 
 
X 
Y 
X 
Z 
A Y 
D 
C
Exercise 03: 
A rectangular plate PQRS 30mm X 
60mm size, is in space with 
shorter edge parallel to H.P. and 
20mm above it. Plate PQRS is 
perpendicular to V.P. and inclined 
to H.P. by such an angle so that 
its plan becomes square. Draw 
the projections.
a’,b’ c’,d’ 
X Y 
A D 
,a 
30 
,b 
60 
a1’,b1’ θ 
20 
c1’d1’ 
T.L. 
a1 d1 
c1 
b1 
,d 
C 
B 
,c 
30 
Data Given: 
- Size of rectangle=30mmX60mm 
-Distance of plane from H.P.=20mm 
(plane is parallel to H.P.) 
- Size of Plan=square of 
30mm X 30mm
Exercise 04: 
A regular pentagonal plate of 
30mm sides, has one of its corners 
on H.P. The plane of the pentagon 
is inclined at 45º to the H.P. The 
side of the pentagon, which is 
opposite to the corner, which is on 
H.P. is inclined at 30º to the V.P. 
Draw the projections of the plate.
Data Given - Size of Pentagonal Plate =30mm 
X Y 
e 
a 
b 
c’,d 
’ 
d 
c 
a’ b’,e’ 
T.L. 
c1’,d1’ 
a1’ 
b1’,e1’ 
d1 
c1 
θ 
b1 
a1 
e1 
Φ 
e2’ 
d2’ c2’ 
b2’ 
a2’ 
d2 
c2 
b2 a2 
e2 
30 
Scale = 1:1 
-  = 45° 
-  = 30°
Exercise 05: 
Draw the projections of a circle of 
75mm diameter resting on the 
H.P. on a point A of the 
circumference. Plane is inclined 
to the H.P. such that the plan of it 
is an ellipse of minor axis 30mm. 
The plan of the diameter, 
thorough the point A, is making 
an angle of 30º with the V.P. 
Measure the angle of the plane 
with the H.P.
Data Given: 
(1) Circle Dia.=75mm 
(2) =30° 
(3) Minor axis plan 
length=30mm 
75 
a’ b’,h 
X ’ Y 
a 
b 
c 
d 
e 
f 
g 
h 
a1 
b1 d1 
c1 
f1 
g2 
h2 e2 
a2 
b2 
d2 
f2 
a2’ 
h2’ 
b2’ 
c2’ 
c1’,g1 
’ 
d2’ 
e2’ 
f2’ 
g2’ 
e1’ 
a θ 1’ 
 
c’,g’ d’,f’ e’ 
c2 
d1’,f1’ 
b1’,h1 
’ 
T.L. 
30 Scale:1: 
e1 
g1 
h1
Exercise 06: 
A regular hexagonal plate 
40mm side is resting on one of 
its edges on H.P. The plane 
makes an angle of 30º to H.P. 
and its longest diagonal makes 
an angle of 45 º with V.P. Draw 
its projections.
Data given :- 
(1) Regular hexagonal plate size = 40mm 
(2) Θ =30º 
(3) = = 45º 
a’b’ d’e’ 
a 
X Y 
b 
a2 
b2 
c2 
d2 
f2’ 
f e2 2 
 
e2’ d2’ 
c2’ 
b2’ 
a2θ ’ 
f1 
e1 
d1 
c1 
ae 1 
b1 
d 
f 
c 
40 
c’f’ 
a1’b1’ 
c1’f1’ 
d1’e1’ 
T.L 
Scale = 1:1
Exercise 07: 
A square plate of side 50mm 
is held on a corner on H.P. 
with a diagonal horizontal 
and inclined at 40º to V.P. The 
plate is seen as a rhombus in 
plan with one of its diagonals 
measuring 40mm. Draw its 
projections and determine the 
angle it makes with H.P.
Data Given: 
(1)Plate =50mm sq. 
(2)Plate Diagonal =parallel to H.P. & at 40° ( ) to V.P. 
(3)Plate is seen as rhombus with one diagonal=40mm 
a’ b’d’ c’ 
50 
X Y 
= 
a2’ 
c2’ 
d2 c2 
b2’ 
b2 a2 
d2’ 
c1’ 
R=L 
b1’d1’ 
a  1’ 
d1 
c1 
b1 
a1 
d 
c 
b 
a 
T.S. 
square 
40 
L
Exercise 08: 
A regular pentagon ABCDE, of 
25mm sides, has its side AB in 
the V.P. and inclined at an 
angle of 45º to the H.P. The 
corner A is 20mm above H.P. 
and the corner D is 25mm in 
front of V.P. Draw the 
projections of the plane and 
find its inclination with the V.P.
-:Answer:- 
 = 31° 
Data Given:- 
(1) Regular pentagonal plate size=25mm 
(2)  =45° 
(3) A= 20 mm above XY line 
(4) D= 25 mm below XY line 
25 
a’ 
b’ 
Scale=1:1 
 b2 
02 
e’ 
d’ 
c’ 
X Y 
a,b c,e d 
e1’ 
a1’ 
d1’ 
b1’ c1’ 
d2’ c2’ 
e2’ b2’ 
a2’ 
25 
 
c1,e1 
a1,b1 
d1 
e2 
d2 
c2 
a2 
Locus of d
Exercise 09: 
A 30º- 60º set square has its 
shortest side 40mm long and is in 
the H.P. The top view of the set 
square is an isosceles triangle 
and the hypotenuse of the set 
square is inclined at an angle of 
45º with the V.P. Draw the 
projections of the set square and 
find its inclination with the H.P.
X Y 
a 
40 
60º 
30º 
a1 
b1 
c1 
a’,b’ c’ a1’,b1’ θ 
b c 
40 
40 
c1’ 
R=T.L. 
b2’ 
c2’ 
a2’ 
a2 
b2 
Φ β 
c2 
T.L. 
T.L. 
P.L. 
Locus of c 
Scale:-1:1 
Locus of c’ 
P.L. 
Data:- 
(1) T.L.(AB)=40mm 
(2) Φ=45º 
Answer:- 
(1) θ = 55º
Exercise 10: 
ABCD is a rhombus of diagonals 
AC=120mm and BD=60mm. Its 
corner A is in the H.P. and the 
Plane is inclined to the H.P. 
such that the plan appears to be 
a square. The plan of diagonal 
AC makes an angle of 30º to the 
V.P. Draw the projections of 
the plane and find its inclination 
with H.P.
c2 
b2 
d2’ 
a2 
d2 
a2’ 
c2’ 
b2’ 
Data:- 
(1) Size of rhombus = 120 mm X 60mm 
(2) =30º 
Answer:- 
(1) θ = 60º 
c1’ 
30º 
T.L. 
b1’d1’ 
a  1’ 
d1 
c1 
b1 
a’ c’ 
ac 1 
d 
a 
b 
60 
b’,d’ 
X Y 
120 60 
Scale:-1:1
Exercise 11: 
A regular hexagonal plate 40mm 
side is resting on one of its 
corners in H.P. The diagonal 
through that corner is inclined 
at 30º to H.P. and 
(a)the plan of that diagonal is 
inclined to V.P. by 30º and 
(b)diagonal is inclined at 30º. 
Draw its projections.
T.L. 
a’ b’f’ c’e’ d’ a1’  
b1 c1 
d1’ d2’ d2’ 
d1 
e1 f1 
d a1 
f e 
a 
b 40 c 
b1’f1’ c1’e1’ 
c2’ 
dd 1  2 
c2 
c2e ’ 2’ 
b2f ’ 2’ 
b2 
a2 
f2 
e2’ 
β 
d2 
c2 
e2 f2 
a2 
b2’ 
f2’ 
a2X ’ Y 
b2 
e2 
Φ 
Scale=1:1 
 
Locus of d 
a2’ 
Data Given:- 
(1) Hexagonal plate size=40mm 
(2) =30° 
(3) =30° [for case (a)] 
(4) =30° [for case (b)]

Engineering Planes

  • 1.
    Engineering Planes PreparedBy : Hemdeep Bhavsar
  • 2.
    Class A(1): Planeparallel to P.P. and hence perpendicular to both H.P. & V.P. V.P. H.P. P.P. V.P. X Y H.P. P.P. B a’,b’ c’,d’ D C A b,c b” a” c” d” a,d a’,b’ c’,d’ b,c a” b” d” c” a,d X Y Z X Y
  • 3.
    Class A(2): Planeparallel to V.P. and hence V.P. H.P. X Y A, a’ B, d’ D, d’ C, c’ X Y b’ a’ d’ c’ a, d b, c B A C D a, d X Y b, c F.V. T.V. perpendicular to both H.P. & P.P.
  • 4.
    Class A(3): Planeparallel to H.P. and hence a c H.P. V.P. a’,b’ c’,d’ F.V. X Y d a b c T.V. C D B A d b a’,b’ c’,d’ Y X X Y perpendicular to both V.P. & P.P.
  • 5.
    Class B(1): Planeperpendicular to V.P. and inclined to H.P. by  & also inclined to P.P. H.P. Y b X V.P. a’, d’ b’, c’ F.V. X Y a b d c b’, c’ B C a’, d’ D a c X Y    T.V. =  A d .
  • 6.
    Exercise 01: Aregular hexagonal plate ABCDEF, 30mm side, is resting on H.P. on one of the sides/edges with surface of the plate making 45º with H.P. and perpendicular to V.P. Draw the projections of the plate.
  • 7.
    H.P. A,a V.P. c’f’ d’e’ a’b’ d’,e’ f e B,b D,d c’,f’ C,c a’,b’ A,a E,e F,f  D d c X Y B,b C E F Data Given: (1) Hexa. Plate Size = 30mm (2)  = 45°
  • 8.
    Data Given: (1)Hexa. Plate Size = 30mm (2)  = 45° c Scale: 1:1 a1’,b1’  X Y b f e d f1 e1 d1 b1 d1’,e1’ c1’,f1’ a’,b’ c’,f’ d’,e’ aa 1 c 30 c1
  • 9.
    Class B (2):Plane perpendicular to H.P. and inclined H.P. V.P. c’ X Y a’ b’ d’ c’ X Y a, d b, c b, c a, d    Y X a’ b’ d’ A B D C F.V. T.V. to V.P. by Φ & also inclined to P.P. .  =  .
  • 10.
    Exercise 02: Asquare plate PQRS, edge 25mm size, is in space with one of its corners on V.P. Surface of the plate makes 60º with V.P. and it is perpendicular to H.P. Draw its projections.
  • 11.
    Data Given: -Square Plate Size=25mm - Φ=60º H.P. V.P. p’ ,s’ ,r’ ,q’ P S R Q X Y s’ q’ p r’ q,s r P,p’ Q R S X Φ p q,s r
  • 12.
    Data Given: (1)Square Plate Size=25mm (2) Φ=60º X Y q,s s1’ p’ s’ q’ r’ p1’ r1’ q1’ p r p1 q1,s1 r1 Φ P S Q R
  • 13.
    Class B (3):Plane perpendicular to P.P. and inclined to H.P. by  & to V.P. by Φ P.P. c”,d” H.P. V.P. a’ b’ d’ a B d c a”,b”     X Y X Z A Y D C
  • 14.
    Exercise 03: Arectangular plate PQRS 30mm X 60mm size, is in space with shorter edge parallel to H.P. and 20mm above it. Plate PQRS is perpendicular to V.P. and inclined to H.P. by such an angle so that its plan becomes square. Draw the projections.
  • 15.
    a’,b’ c’,d’ XY A D ,a 30 ,b 60 a1’,b1’ θ 20 c1’d1’ T.L. a1 d1 c1 b1 ,d C B ,c 30 Data Given: - Size of rectangle=30mmX60mm -Distance of plane from H.P.=20mm (plane is parallel to H.P.) - Size of Plan=square of 30mm X 30mm
  • 16.
    Exercise 04: Aregular pentagonal plate of 30mm sides, has one of its corners on H.P. The plane of the pentagon is inclined at 45º to the H.P. The side of the pentagon, which is opposite to the corner, which is on H.P. is inclined at 30º to the V.P. Draw the projections of the plate.
  • 17.
    Data Given -Size of Pentagonal Plate =30mm X Y e a b c’,d ’ d c a’ b’,e’ T.L. c1’,d1’ a1’ b1’,e1’ d1 c1 θ b1 a1 e1 Φ e2’ d2’ c2’ b2’ a2’ d2 c2 b2 a2 e2 30 Scale = 1:1 -  = 45° -  = 30°
  • 18.
    Exercise 05: Drawthe projections of a circle of 75mm diameter resting on the H.P. on a point A of the circumference. Plane is inclined to the H.P. such that the plan of it is an ellipse of minor axis 30mm. The plan of the diameter, thorough the point A, is making an angle of 30º with the V.P. Measure the angle of the plane with the H.P.
  • 19.
    Data Given: (1)Circle Dia.=75mm (2) =30° (3) Minor axis plan length=30mm 75 a’ b’,h X ’ Y a b c d e f g h a1 b1 d1 c1 f1 g2 h2 e2 a2 b2 d2 f2 a2’ h2’ b2’ c2’ c1’,g1 ’ d2’ e2’ f2’ g2’ e1’ a θ 1’  c’,g’ d’,f’ e’ c2 d1’,f1’ b1’,h1 ’ T.L. 30 Scale:1: e1 g1 h1
  • 20.
    Exercise 06: Aregular hexagonal plate 40mm side is resting on one of its edges on H.P. The plane makes an angle of 30º to H.P. and its longest diagonal makes an angle of 45 º with V.P. Draw its projections.
  • 21.
    Data given :- (1) Regular hexagonal plate size = 40mm (2) Θ =30º (3) = = 45º a’b’ d’e’ a X Y b a2 b2 c2 d2 f2’ f e2 2  e2’ d2’ c2’ b2’ a2θ ’ f1 e1 d1 c1 ae 1 b1 d f c 40 c’f’ a1’b1’ c1’f1’ d1’e1’ T.L Scale = 1:1
  • 22.
    Exercise 07: Asquare plate of side 50mm is held on a corner on H.P. with a diagonal horizontal and inclined at 40º to V.P. The plate is seen as a rhombus in plan with one of its diagonals measuring 40mm. Draw its projections and determine the angle it makes with H.P.
  • 23.
    Data Given: (1)Plate=50mm sq. (2)Plate Diagonal =parallel to H.P. & at 40° ( ) to V.P. (3)Plate is seen as rhombus with one diagonal=40mm a’ b’d’ c’ 50 X Y = a2’ c2’ d2 c2 b2’ b2 a2 d2’ c1’ R=L b1’d1’ a  1’ d1 c1 b1 a1 d c b a T.S. square 40 L
  • 24.
    Exercise 08: Aregular pentagon ABCDE, of 25mm sides, has its side AB in the V.P. and inclined at an angle of 45º to the H.P. The corner A is 20mm above H.P. and the corner D is 25mm in front of V.P. Draw the projections of the plane and find its inclination with the V.P.
  • 25.
    -:Answer:-  =31° Data Given:- (1) Regular pentagonal plate size=25mm (2)  =45° (3) A= 20 mm above XY line (4) D= 25 mm below XY line 25 a’ b’ Scale=1:1  b2 02 e’ d’ c’ X Y a,b c,e d e1’ a1’ d1’ b1’ c1’ d2’ c2’ e2’ b2’ a2’ 25  c1,e1 a1,b1 d1 e2 d2 c2 a2 Locus of d
  • 26.
    Exercise 09: A30º- 60º set square has its shortest side 40mm long and is in the H.P. The top view of the set square is an isosceles triangle and the hypotenuse of the set square is inclined at an angle of 45º with the V.P. Draw the projections of the set square and find its inclination with the H.P.
  • 27.
    X Y a 40 60º 30º a1 b1 c1 a’,b’ c’ a1’,b1’ θ b c 40 40 c1’ R=T.L. b2’ c2’ a2’ a2 b2 Φ β c2 T.L. T.L. P.L. Locus of c Scale:-1:1 Locus of c’ P.L. Data:- (1) T.L.(AB)=40mm (2) Φ=45º Answer:- (1) θ = 55º
  • 28.
    Exercise 10: ABCDis a rhombus of diagonals AC=120mm and BD=60mm. Its corner A is in the H.P. and the Plane is inclined to the H.P. such that the plan appears to be a square. The plan of diagonal AC makes an angle of 30º to the V.P. Draw the projections of the plane and find its inclination with H.P.
  • 29.
    c2 b2 d2’ a2 d2 a2’ c2’ b2’ Data:- (1) Size of rhombus = 120 mm X 60mm (2) =30º Answer:- (1) θ = 60º c1’ 30º T.L. b1’d1’ a  1’ d1 c1 b1 a’ c’ ac 1 d a b 60 b’,d’ X Y 120 60 Scale:-1:1
  • 30.
    Exercise 11: Aregular hexagonal plate 40mm side is resting on one of its corners in H.P. The diagonal through that corner is inclined at 30º to H.P. and (a)the plan of that diagonal is inclined to V.P. by 30º and (b)diagonal is inclined at 30º. Draw its projections.
  • 31.
    T.L. a’ b’f’c’e’ d’ a1’  b1 c1 d1’ d2’ d2’ d1 e1 f1 d a1 f e a b 40 c b1’f1’ c1’e1’ c2’ dd 1  2 c2 c2e ’ 2’ b2f ’ 2’ b2 a2 f2 e2’ β d2 c2 e2 f2 a2 b2’ f2’ a2X ’ Y b2 e2 Φ Scale=1:1  Locus of d a2’ Data Given:- (1) Hexagonal plate size=40mm (2) =30° (3) =30° [for case (a)] (4) =30° [for case (b)]