The document describes two methods for approximately developing a sphere:
1. The polycylindric/gore method which divides a quadrant into equal central angles and measures arcs and chords to form gores which are assembled to approximate the sphere.
2. The polyconic/zone method which draws concentric circles and arcs, dividing the sphere into equal sectors. Tangent lines and arcs are drawn to form zones which are assembled to approximate the sphere.
2. SPHERE is a closed surface all points of which are
equidistant from a fixed point called the center
TOP VIEW
TOP VIEW
P P A B C 5
1
A
A 4
B
2
B 3
C C
3 2
D D 1
5 E
4
P
P
A 1 2 3 4 5 P
B
A
C B
D
C
E
E
Quarter Development
Half Development
FRONT VIEW
FRONT VIEW
Construction by the Polycylindric/Gore method Construction by the Polyconic/Zone method
Title
SAMPLE
Approximate Development of the Spheres
Name Activity No.
Marifa S. Torralba, PhD
Sec. Student No. Date Station No.
3. Instructions
• Sizes of the figures are at your own
discretion
• Apply the alphabet of lines & ink the
figures based on the character of the
lines of the top, front, & lateral area.
• Use leader lines for its dimensions
• Retain the construction lines or do not
erase the pencil sketches totally
• Height of letters = 0.5 cm including that
of the title block
• Use 0.2 pen for all letterings
Prepared by: Marifa Torralba,PhD
4. SPHERE
• closed surface all points of
which are equidistant from a
fixed point called the center
• a radius of the sphere is a line
segment from the center to
any point on the its surface
• a diameter of the sphere is a
line segment whose endpoints
are on the surface that passes
through its center
Prepared by MARIFA S TORRALBA, PhD
5. TOP VIEW
Construction by the Polycylindric/Gore method- quarter development
1. Draw concentric circles in the top (letters) – lines in front
are diameters of these circles
2. divide a quadrant to equal central angles
3. measure arcs 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 and draw line at the midpt
4. measure circumferential arc
from great circle (E )to the nxt
P 5 circle in the front view ( D )
5. measure the chord
P of circle D in top
A
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until P
4
B A 7. Trace a curve at each
endpoints to form a gore
C 3
D B
8. Using the developed gore
E 2
1 as template, lay out other
C gores to complete the
D
approximate development
P of the sphere
A
B
1 2 3 4 5
C
D
E
FRONT VIEW Prepared by: MARIFA S. TORRALBA, PhD
6. TOP VIEW Construction by the Polyconic/Zone method
1. Draw circle A and draw chord in the front view
2. With P as vertex/pivot, draw arc whose radius = chord
3. Divide one quarter of the sphere to equal sectors
4. Measure arc in A (top) & lay it off in arc (16 parts)
5. Draw line tangent to the sphere at circle A (front)
6. With that line tangent as radius,
draw the arc tangent to arc
P A B C 5 7. Draw circle B
8. In the front view, measure
line tangent + arc bet. A& B.
This becomes the
Radius of another arc
4
9. Measure arc in B (top)
& lay it off in arc (16 parts)
3 10. Repeat step 5 to finsih
half the sphere
2 development
1
P
P
A
B
C
E
FRONT VIEW Prepared by: MARIFA S. TORRALBA, PhD