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ENGINEERING DRAWING AND
GRAPHICS
Locus of a point
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INTRODUCTION
Outline
Locus of a point
Locus of a straight line
Locus of a circle
Loci of crank mechanism
Assignment
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LOCI OF POINTS
Locus:- A locus (Plural Loci) is a path of a
point which moves in space.
Locus of a Point:- The locus of a point P
moving in a plane about another point O in
such a way that its distance from it is constant
is a circle of radius equal to OP.
O
P
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LOCI OF POINTS
The locus of a point P moving in a plane in
such a way that its distance from a fixed line
AB is constant, is a line through P, ||e to the
fixed line.
P
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LOCI OF POINTS
When the fixed line is an arc of a circle, the
locus will be another arc drawn through P
with the same center.
P
B
O
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LOCI OF POINTS
The locus of a point equidistant from two fixed
points A & B in same plane is the perpendicular
bisector of the line joining the two points.
D
A
P
C
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LOCI OF POINTS
The locus of a point equidistant from two fixed
non-parallel straight lines AB & CD will be a
straight line bisecting the angle b/w them.
B
A
C
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Example
Draw the locus of a point equidistant
from a fixed straight line & a fixed point.
A
Solution
Let AB be the given straight line &
C be the given point.
From C draw a perpendicular
to AB at D, Bisect CD at P, P is
the locus point.
Make a number of points 1, 2,
3, etc., on PC & through them
draw lines ||e to AB.
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Example Cond.
Now taking center C and radius D1, draw
an arc cutting the line through 1 at P1
and P1. Again with the same center &
radius D2, draw an arc cutting the line
through 2 at P2 & P2. Similarly, obtain
points & through them a smooth curve
which is the required locus of P.
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Abbreviations of terms frequently used on drawings
A/C
Across corners
A/F
Across flats
HEX HD Hexagon head
ASSY Assembly
CRS
Centers
CL
Center line
CHAM Chamfer
CH HD Cheese head
CSK
Countersunk
CBORE Counterbore
CYL
Cylinder or cylindrical
DIA
Diameter (in a note)
Diameter (preceding a dimension)
R Radius (preceding a dimension)
RAD Radius (in a note)
DRG Drawing
FIG.
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LG
Long
MATL Material
NO.
Number
PATT NO. Pattern number
PCD
Pitch circle diameter
I/D
Inside diameter
O/D
Outside diameter
RH
Right hand
RD HD Round head
SCR
Screwed
SPEC Specification
SPHERE Spherical
SFACE Spotface
SQ
Square (in a note)
TYP
Typical or typically
THK
Thick
LH
Left hand
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Abbreviations of terms frequently used on drawings
Square (preceding a dimension)
STD Standard
UCUT Undercut
M/CD Machined
mm Millimeter
NTS Not to scale
RPM Revolutions per minute
SWG Standard wire gauge
TPI
Teeth per inch
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ASSIGNMENT
1. Draw a point equidistant from two
given circles of unequal diameters.
2. Draw the loci of Crank Mechanism.
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Class Test
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Viewing-plane
line
1
2Extension line
3Dimension Line
4
Center
Line
5Hidden Line
6Break Line
7Cutting-plane Line
8Visible Line
9Center Line or Path of Motion
Leader Line
10
Chain
11 Line
Phantom Line
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Section Line
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SECTION
A-A
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