Classification of Solids — Study Resources & PYQs
Classification and main features of engineering solids.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Virtual Labs (IIT Delhi) - Projection of Solids (Article) — Govt of India virtual-lab page classifying solids into polyhedra and solids of revolution, with figures for each type.
- IIT Guwahati ME111 - Lecture 10: Projection of Solids (PDF) (Article) — Lecture notes defining regular polyhedra, prisms, pyramids and solids of revolution.
- Tikle's Academy - Projection of Solids (playlist) (Video) — Covers the classification of solids and the '5-5 rules' approach to solve any solids problem.
- Sanfoundry MCQs - Projections of Solids (Article) — MCQs covering prisms, pyramids and solids with axis inclined to the reference planes.
- Sanfoundry MCQs - Basics of Orthographic Projections (Article) — Foundation MCQs on orthographic projection - useful for the first and third angle concepts behind projections of planes and solids.
- NPTEL — Introduction to Engineering Drawing, IIT Guwahati (Article) — NPTEL engineering-drawing course covering lettering, dimensioning, scales, projections, sections and development of surfaces.
- Autodesk — AutoCAD Learning (Article) — Autodesk learning resources for CAD drafting, geometry, projection, dimensioning and drawing workflows.
Classification of Solids previous year questions
- A right regular hexagonal prism, edge of base 20mm height 50 mm, has a circular hole of 20mm diameter drilled centrally through it, along its axis. Draw its is…
- A square prism base side 50 mm, height 60 mm is placed centrally on a rectangular slab sides 120 mm × 70 mm and thickness 30 mm. Draw the isometric projection…
- A cube, of $30\text{mm}$ edge, is placed centrally on top of a cylindrical block of $52\text{mm}$ diameter and $20\text{mm}$ height. Draw the isometric drawing…
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