Lines and Planes

Parallel Lines and Planes

Relationship Between Two Lines

1. 2. 3. 4. Parallel Perpendicular Intersecting Skew

Parallel Lines
Concept: If lines are parallel in space, they will appear parallel in any view taken of them. In general, lines which are parallel in two adjacent views are PARALLEL.
A C R HRP FRP A C B R1 D R3 ARP1 FRP R1 R2 B D R3 R2 R

Parallel Lines
Exception: when lines appear to be parallel to a principal plane, but NOT to each other.

A C HRP FRP C D

B C

D A ARP1 FRP

D A

Parallel Lines
B D

Exception: when lines appear to be parallel to a principal plane, but NOT to each other.

C HRP FRP D

A
D

C B ARP1 FRP

C B

Parallel Lines
2 D

Ex. Construct line 12 that is parallel to line CD

C HRP FRP C

1
C

2
2 ARP1 FRP

Line Parallel to a Plane

E

Concept: A line is parallel to a plane if it appears parallel to, at least, one line in that plane. This relationship can be determined in only two adjacent views UNLESS both lines appear parallel to a principal plane.

A C HRP FRP FRP A E B B D

Line Parallel to a Plane

2 C

Exception: when lines appear to be parallel to a principal plane, but NOT to each other.

1 HRP FRP C 1 1 C D

E D 2 D ARP1 FRP

Plane Parallel to Another Plane

3

Concept: Planes are parallel to each other if two lines contained in one plane is parallel to two lines in another plane.

A
2 B HRP FRP C 1 C 1

AB//23 AC//13 Triangle ABC//Triangle 123

A 3