Graspline

Engineering graphics, drawn step by step

Paste an engineering graphics question and see the textbook construction drawn step by step, in first-angle projection. You confirm the facts it read before anything is drawn, and every drawing is verified against those facts.

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See it work in 2 minutes

The three stages of drawing a hexagonal prism resting on a base corner, axis at 45 degrees to HP and 30 degrees to XY in the top view, drawn by Graspline — "A hexagonal prism of 25 mm base side and 60 mm axis rests on HP on one of its base corners with its axis inclined at 45° to HP; the top view of the axis is inclined at 30° to XY. Draw its projections." - the three stages of Graspline's answer, by the change-of-position method.

What it draws

Projections of points
Projections of straight lines
Projections of planes (laminas)
Projections of solids
Curves (conic sections)
Cycloidal curves, involutes and spirals
Plane geometry constructions
Scales (plain, diagonal, vernier)

How it works

Type or paste the question, as it is printed.
Check the facts it read, and change any that are wrong.
Step through the construction, one line at a time, with the reason for each.

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