Company, PedroPiquer, AnaContero, ManuelJoaquim Armando Pires Jorge and Eric Galin and John F. Hughes2014-01-272014-01-2720043-905673-16-91812-3503https://doi.org/10.2312/SBM/SBM04/097-106In this work, the background and evolution of three-dimensional reconstruction of line drawing over the last thirty years is discussed. A new general taxonomy is proposed to describe and discuss the historical evolution of geometrical reconstruction and its challenges. The evolution of geometrical reconstruction from recovering know-how stored in engineering drawings to sketch-based modeling for helping in the first steps of conceptual design purposes, and the current challenges of geometrical reconstruction are also discussed.