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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (c): Conic Sections

Understanding of following points will be very much useful to construct an ellipse by eccentricity method.

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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (c): Conic Sections

An ellipse may be constructed by the following methods:

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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (c): Conic Sections

Ellipse is defined as a curve traced out by a point moving in a plane such that its distance from the fixed point (called focus) is always less than its distance from a fixed line (called directrix).

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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (c): Conic Sections

Mathematically, Conic is defined as the locus of a point moving in a plane in such a way that the ratio of its distance from a fixed point to a fixed straight line is always constant.

Ellipse, Parabola, Hyperbola | Engineering Graphics (EG)

Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (c): Conic Sections

Some of the engineering applications of conic sections widely used in practice are given below.

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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (c): Conic Sections

Conic sections (or) simply conics are obtained by cutting a right circular cone at different positions as shown below.

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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (c): Conic Sections

A cone is formed by rotating a right-angled triangle with an apex angle 'α' about its altitude as the axis. (Fig. 6.1.)

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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (c): Conic Sections

Circle, Semi-circle and Quadrant of the circle are widely used in curved objects.

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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (b): Scales

1. Construct a plain scale to measure decametre and centimetre long enough to measure upto 3 decameter and mark a length of 2.3 decametre. Take R.F = 1/30.

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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (b): Scales

Vernier scale is also used to represent three consecutive units like diagonal scale.

Examples | Engineering Graphics (EG)

Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (b): Scales

A diagonal scale is used to represent three consecutive units. ie., First unit (main unit), second unit (sub unit) and third unit (sub division of second unit).

Examples | Engineering Graphics (EG)

Subject and UNIT: Engineering Graphics: Unit I (b): Scales

A plain scale is the simplest scale used to represent two consecutive units, ie., a unit and its sub-division.